BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

The NCIC and the Canadian Cancer Society consider training the next generation of cancer prevention researchers a high priority. Each year as part of its annual personnel awards program, the NCIC invites applications from PhD students and post PhD fellows studying any aspect of cancer research. This year to demonstrate the priority the CCS Prevention Initiative has placed on increasing our knowledge of cancer, the CCS encourages students and fellows studying cancer prevention to apply for support. When applying, please indicate in the space provided that you are responding to a special call for applications in cancer prevention.

The NCIC is pleased to announce a special initiative to allow junior investigators in cancer research to gain knowledge and understanding of the NCIC peer-review process. During the annual NCIC operating grants competition, approximately 500 applications spanning all disciplines of cancer research are evaluated and ranked for funding. A total of fifteen different grant panels in various cancer research disciplines are held on Mondays and Tuesdays for four consecutive weeks beginning January 19th 2009. Selected investigators from across Canada will be provided funds of up to $1,000 to reimburse travel costs to Toronto for two days to observe a particular session of grant reviews during which 3-4 panel meetings will occur. This unique opportunity will provide junior faculty members with an “inside look” at how research grants are reviewed in order to help structure their own grant proposals in future.

The National Cancer Institute of Canada recognizes that it is difficult to submit a full application for a research grant without having first conducted preliminary studies. Accordingly, a program of feasibility grants has been developed to provide a modest level of funding for such purposes in all research areas. It is suggested that applicants consider carefully the purpose behind, and the appropriate documentation required, for a successful feasibility grant application. Five criteria are suggested: (i) The Feasibility grant application should describe essential work that is necessary prior to the launch of a full study. (ii) The application should include the specific objectives of the Feasibility Study. (iii) The applicants must clearly indicate the criteria to be used in deciding if the objectives of the Feasibility Study have been met and how they propose to decide whether to enter the full study. (iv)The objectives and rationale of the full study to follow should also be detailed. (v) A clear rationale must be presented as to why it is necessary to do the Feasibility Study before the full study can take place.

The purpose of this program is to make it possible for new investigators to set up cancer research facilities in Canada. The award is designed to assist young investigators who are beginning a career in cancer research. It is not intended to facilitate relocation of individuals from one laboratory to another.

The purpose of this program is to assist new investigators who are beginning a career in cancer research to obtain their first grant in cancer research. It is not intended to facilitate relocation of individuals from one Canadian research setting to another.

Grants for research will be awarded to projects deemed worthy of support, provided that the basic equipment and research facilities are available in the institution concerned and that it will provide the necessary administrative services. Such awards will be granted for the purchase and maintenance of animals, expendable supplies, minor items of equipment, payment of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and technical and professional assistants, open access publication costs, research travel and permanent equipment. Applicants must choose to submit either to the NCIC or the CBCRA.

This special Call for Applications for Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division) Lung Cancer Research Grants acknowledges the need to boost research grants in lung cancer. Recognizing that excellent research is not restricted provincially or territorially, opportunity for funding will be open to researchers based in any province. While applications will be considered in any area of lung cancer research, proposals focusing on screening and early detection of lung cancer are especially encouraged.