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SUMMARY:[ Melanoma Research Alliance – General Request for Proposals | R
 esearch Funding ]
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201104
DTSTAMP:20260510T105744Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim:  The  Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) is pleased to an
 nounce a Request for Proposals (RFP)  or pre-clinical\, translational\, a
 nd early clinical research with the potential to produce unusually high im
 pact\, near-term advancements in melanoma prevention\, detection\, diagnos
 is\, staging\, and treatment. \n\nProposals will be accepted for Establis
 hed Investigator Awards\, Academic-Industry  Partnership Awards (for Esta
 blished Investigators)\, Young Investigator Awards\, Pilot Awards\, and Sp
 ecial Opportunity Awards in Immunotherapy\, Radiation  Oncology\, and Ped
 iatric Melanoma. Some of these programs are highlighted below\; details on
  the others can be found in the RFP.\n \n\n	Yong Investigator Program: Ea
 rly career faculty with original ideas into the field of melanoma. Three y
 ears of funding at up to $75K per year. Applicants must be within the firs
 t four years of their first independent academic faculty appointment. Elig
 ibility check due 21-Oct-2020. Full proposal due 04-Nov-2020.\n\n \n\n\n	
 Established Investigator Program: Senior investigators with an established
  record of scientific productivity and accomplishment. Three years of fund
 ing at up to $125K per year. Applicants must be past the initial four year
 s of their first academic faculty appointment and be an Assistant Professo
 r or above. Full proposal due 04-Nov-2020.\n\n \n\n\n	Pilot Award: Senior
  investigators who propose potentially transformative ideas that do not ha
 ve extensive preliminary data but articulate a clear hypothesis and transl
 ational goals. Applicants must be senior investigators\, past the first fo
 ur years of their first academic faculty appointment. Full proposal due 04
 -Nov-2020.\n\n\nHow to Apply: All letters of intent and full proposals sho
 uld be submitted via proposalCENTRAL.  During the submission\, you will b
 e prompted to enter details for the Host Institution. If EPFL will serve a
 s you host institution\, please enter the name exactly as: Ecole Polytechn
 ique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL. At the Full Proposal stage\, the signatu
 re of the institution’s signing official is required\; please contact th
 e Research Office for this task.\n\nFurther information\n\n\n	More informa
 tion about the program is available here\n	The application portal proposal
 CENTERAL can be found here\n	For any other questions\, or for completing t
 he signature page\, please contact the Research Office\n
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