BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

Established in 1986 to complement our postdoctoral fellowship program, the Investigator Award Program supports accomplished assistant professors undertaking their first independent investigations in cancer immunology or general immunology. A four-year grant, the award provides flexibility and a degree of stability during this very challenging period.
Candidates for the investigator award must hold a doctoral degree and be a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the time of award activation. CRI has no citizenship restrictions, and research supported by the award may be conducted at medical schools and research centers in the United States or abroad. Please note, however, that CRI does not support research at for-profit institutions.

In 1998, the Institute established the Predoctoral Emphasis Pathway in Tumor Immunology to complement its Postdoctoral Fellowship and Investigator Award Programs.
The aim of the Predoctoral Program is to attract an even younger generation of budding talent to the field of cancer immunology. It is primarily intended to introduce graduate students to basic research principles in the field of tumor immunology, excite them about research possibilities, and set them on the path to a lifelong career in the field.
Students are given the opportunity to interact with respected tumor immunologists, from among whom they will choose mentors for their doctoral research and learn about the advances and trends in cancer immunology.
The program provides $450,000 over four-year period. The payment schedule is structured to allow admission of four students in year one and an additional two students in year two. Universities must reapply for renewal in the third year to maintain the program at six students annually.