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SUMMARY:Prostate Cancer Foundation – Challenge Awards | Research Funding
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230310
DTSTAMP:20260405T234103Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim:  The Prostate Cancer  Foundation champions investment i
 n human capital to fast-forward solutions for prostate cancer with the ult
 imate goal of ending death and suffering from metastatic prostate cancer.
   To this end\, PCF is pleased to announce a Request for Applications for
  PCF Challenge Awards for investigations of metastatic\, lethal prostate c
 ancer. These awards will be funded depending on the level of innovation in
  applications received. PCF seeks high-risk\, currently unfunded projects 
 from academic institutions around the world.\n\nWe especially encourage ap
 plications on prostate cancer disparity research that will help to define 
 the origins of differential outcome for prostate cancer patients in men of
  under-represented populations\, including those focusing on biology or he
 alth care access policy.\n\nApplications are requested from teams of at le
 ast three (3) investigators from non-profit academic research centers\, in
 cluding one young investigator.\n\nFunding:       $1’000’000\n\nD
 uration:      24 months\n\nEligibility: Investigators representing no
 n-profit academic research centers are eligible to apply for PCF Challenge
  Awards. Teams should be composed of at least 3 investigators capable of p
 roviding unique scientific expertise to the solution of this\nsignificant 
 problem in prostate cancer research. In addition\, they must embed at leas
 t one young investigator as an integral contributor to the team. The young
  investigator may hold the title of Postdoctoral Fellow\, Instructor\, Res
 earch Associate\, Assistant Professor\, or equivalent and should be within
  six- years following completion of a professional degree (MD\, PhD\, or e
 quivalent) or subsequent mentored academic or clinical training program. H
 e or she should not have been granted commitments for more than $300\,000 
 in direct research funding from all sources including institutional funds 
 at the time of this application. Applicants who are under-represented in b
 iomedical research are highly encouraged to apply.\n\nHow to Apply: The 2-
 step application process begins with the submission of a Letter of Intent 
 (LOI\; see template). The completed LOI should be complimented with the Pr
 imary Investigator’s NIH biosketch\, and sent via email to LettersOfInte
 nt@pcf.org. LOIs must be submitted by 10 March\, and feedback will be rece
 ived by 17 March at the latest. Selected applicants will be invited to sub
 mit a full proposal. Full proposals will be submitted on a dedicated platf
 orm.\n\nDeadline\, LOI:                    10 March 2023
  (3:00 pm EDT)\nDeadline\, Full proposal:   15 May 2023 (3:00 pm EST)\n\
 nFurther information\n\n	More information about the program is available h
 ere\n	For any other questions\, please contact the Research Office\n\n\n 
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