American Cancer Society
ACS/Illinois Division

Max., not to exceed $100K
3/3/08, Research--annually

3/31/08, Behavioral--annually

Projects must show promise of producing significant new information directly related to cancer. Goals that can be accomplished within one year.  PI must not have current national level funding.

AICR
Association for International Cancer Research
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=23332

10/31/08, 4/25/09

The Association for International Cancer Research's aim is to support fundamental research into the causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. The emphasis is on basic as opposed to clinical research.

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT)
Young Investigator Award
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=79864

8/8/08

ACGT funds research aimed at furthering the development of gene therapy approaches to the treatment of cancer. To this end, ACGT offers its Young Investigator Award to qualified scientists who are working in the field of cancer gene therapy.

American Head and Neck Society
Pilot Research Grants
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=64602

12/15/08, $10,000

The purpose of this grant is to support basic, translational or clinical research projects in head and neck oncology

ASCO
Young Investigator Award
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=93

11/8/08, $35,000

Program provides funding for physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to faculty appointment.

Beckman Foundation
Beckman Young Investigators Program
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=2793

9/28/08, $200,000

Supports academic careers in the chemical and life sciences

Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation Cancer Research Fund
Lilly Clinical Investigator Award
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=59848

3/3/09, detailed amount note

Program to help physicians willing to devote their careers to the development and application of new diagnostic approaches and therapeutic strategies for cancer and cancer prevention through clinical investigation.

DHHS, NIH, NCI

Exploratory Studies in Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis – R21
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=74108

6/16/08, 10/16/08, 2/16/08,  direct costs are limited to $275,000 over the two years of the R21 award, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year.

The objective of this program announcement (PA) is to encourage applications for exploratory (R21) grants from individuals who are interested in testing new ideas that are based on a sound scientific rationale and may advance progress in cancer detection and diagnosis. The R21 grant mechanism is utilized to support pilot projects or feasibility studies that may produce innovative advances in science.

Elsa U. Pardee Foundation
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3367

continuous $16 - 400K

Innovative, small scale projects related to the cure and control of cancer, that may be difficult to fund elsewhere.

Kimmel Scholar Award
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=13136

12/5/08, $100,000 for 2 years

The Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research is dedicated to improving the basic understanding of cancer biology and to developing new methods for the prevention and treatment of cancer. The foundation principally supports the research programs of accomplished young cancer investigators that emphasize basic cancer research, the rapid translation of basic science concepts into potential therapeutic applications, and clinical research with novel or innovative treatment strategies. The awardee must perform research in an American not-for-profit institution during the period of Kimmel Foundation support.

Kimmel Translational Science Award
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=63841

12/15/08, $100,000 for 2 years

The Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research is dedicated to improving the basic understanding of cancer biology and to developing new methods for the prevention and treatment of cancer. The foundation principally supports the research programs of accomplished young cancer investigators that emphasize basic cancer research, the rapid translation of basic science concepts into potential therapeutic applications, and clinical research with novel or innovative treatment strategies.

NCI

Small Grants for Cancer Epidemiology
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=74738

R03  3/20/08, 7/21/08, 11/21/08, PA expires 11/22/08

$100K/3 yrs

Pilot projects, testing of new techniques, or development of innovative or high-risk projects relevant to cancer etiology, which may lead to cancer control/prevention.

Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund Grants
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=3560

4/1/08, 10/1/08, $30,000, one year

1 year To support promising, new investigators with innovative approaches to cancer research, primarily clinically-related research

ACS
Cancer Control Career Development Awards for Primary Care Physicians
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=9463

10/15/08, three years with progressive stipends of $50,000, $55,000, and $60,000 per year.

Must have an M.D., D.O., or an equivalent degree and be licensed to practice medicine. He or she must have completed the residency requirements of the appropriate primary care specialty. It is anticipated that medical school faculty trained under these awards will promote cancer control activities and methodology to students and physicians in the academic setting.

DHHS, NIH, NCI
Exploratory Grants for Behavioral Research in Cancer control
http://fundingopps.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=99430
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-06-351.html

 2/1/08. 6/1/08, 10/1/08,  PA expires May 2, 2009

$275K

(NCI) is inviting the submission of behavioral research applications in cancer control from investigators from a wide range of behavioral and social science disciplines who wish to focus their research on the behavioral aspects of the cancer control continuum from prevention to end of life care. This grant is a two-year award designed to encourage exploration of new ideas and new methodologies in the target area and to provide support for the collection of pilot data to be used as the basis for later R01 applications.