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Funding News
The Kidney Cancer Association has announced plans to fund three multi-year grants for research into the causes and treatments of kidney cancer totaling $450,000. The Association has recently received the largest grant in its l0-year history in the amount of $270,842 from the Falk Medical Research Trust. The grant money will be used to fund a Senior Career Investigator Award. Funds from other sources will also be used to support the annual Eugene P. Schonfeld Medical Research Award, and the David A. Seulberg Career Investigator Award.
Senior Career Investigator Award
The Senior Career Investigator Award provides salary support or project support for a senior physician or scientist investigator working on the prevention and/or treatment of kidney cancer, and amounts to a total of $250,000. For the first year, $80,000 is provided, with an option for a second and third year at $85,000 each, based on productivity. The award is intended for a senior individual, one who has devoted at least l0 years to the field of kidney cancer research. It is expected that a Senior Career Investigator Award recipient will devote 25% of his effort to the project described in the award. The awardee may also undertake limited administrative, teaching, and clinical responsibilities if they are directly related to the nature of the research being supervised. Funding will be based on experience, future plans, publications, letters of recommendation, and potential for making a significant contribution to kidney cancer research. Proposals should be submitted in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) format, nine pages or less, including references. Funding is provided for direct costs only. The use of funds and other support should be described in the application. Ten copies of the proposal, along with a curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, should be submitted to the Kidney Cancer Association.
Eugene P. Schonfeld Medical Research Award
The Kidney Cancer Association is also offering the Eugene P. Schonfeld Medical Research Award, which provides $l00,000 over a three-year period to a young MD, DO, or PhD working in the field of kidney cancer research. This proposal should also be made in the NIH format, nine pages or less, including references. Funding through the Eugene P. Schonfeld Medical Research Award is provided for direct costs only and the use of funds should be described within the proposal. Awards are made payable over a two-year period in equal payments of $50,000 each. The award is intended for candidates who are not more than five years out from their post-doctoral degree. The application should focus on the theory, originality, technical approach, and potential for new contributions of the proposed project. Applications should be sent to the Kidney Cancer Association at the address below.
David A. Seulberg Career Investigator Award
The David A. Seulberg Career Investigator Award offered by the Kidney Cancer Association provides $35,000 per year for two years, with an option for an extension to a third year based on productivity. The money is provided as salary and/or project support for an MD, DO, or PhD working on the prevention and/or treatment of kidney cancer. The grant is intended for an individual who is making the transition from junior to mid-level faculty, ideally an investigator with between five and 10 years of experience. It is expected that the investigator will devote 30% of his effort to the project described in the award. This award is not available to individuals who are either full professors or who have less than five years or more than l0 years of faculty experience. The application should also be placed in the NIH format, nine pages or less, including references. The application, along with curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, should be submitted to the Kidney Cancer Association at: Kidney Cancer Association, 1234 Sherman Ave., Suite 203, Evanston, IL 60202-l375. Phone: (847)-332-1051. Web site: www.nkca.org
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