BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

Researchers in British Columbia and the Yukon are invited to apply for up to $250,000 in funding, per project, to study breast health and breast cancer. Funding is available through the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation BC/Yukon Region Annual Research Grant Program. The program provides seed funding to initiate new projects in breast cancer in the province. Grants may be awarded for individual projects of up to two years in duration. This grant provides funding for investigators in basic, clinical, social science, or health-services-related breast cancer research.

This grant provides funding for investigators in basic, clinical, social science, or health-services-related breast cancer research. CBCF is particularly interested in new projects that advance expertise in breast cancer research in British Columbia and the Yukon. Grant requests up to $125,000 a year for one to two years will be considered.

This program provides funding for small scale community initiatives in breast cancer and breast health education and awareness. Requests for up to $5,000 are accepted on an on-going basis.
Applications for this program are accepted throughout the year.

Predictive oncology is a field of medicine that is advancing rapidly and becoming a critical factor in predicting a person’s risk for cancer, as well as refining the diagnosis and developing personalized treatment. Breast cancer is not a single disease entity, but a group of diseases that can be classified using molecular markers to define groups with different responses to therapy and distinct prognoses. Research supported by this competition could lead to the discovery of molecular markers and approaches that predict which patients will benefit the most from specific therapies, in essence, customizing treatments to achieve optimal outcomes. Other research foci could explore elements of breast cancer that more precisely indicate the level of aggressiveness, thereby enabling more effective, tailored treatments.

This grant provides funding for investigators in basic, clinical, social science, or health-services-related breast cancer research. CBCF is particularly interested in new projects that advance expertise in breast cancer research in British Columbia and the Yukon. Grant requests up to $125,000 a year for one to two years will be considered.