Pilot-project funds available for cancer-consortium members

Brief

Funds are available from the Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Cancer Consortium's Cancer Center Support Grant to support pilot projects. Project proposals should represent a new project or new research direction for the principal investigator, and one that is likely to generate preliminary data to seek outside funding.

Faculty members belonging to the consortium are eligible to apply. A list of members is available on the consortium Web site at http://www.cancerconsortium.org/membership/.

Priority will be given to proposals: of wide interest and impact to the consortium; that are interdisciplinary and/or that lead to new collaborations among investigators in the consortium; and that are highly innovative yet technically feasible. Of particular interest are proposals addressing areas of research that will help advance the strategic goals of the consortium (e.g., solid tumor research, molecular profiling in population-based studies, quantitative biology, biomarker discovery with emphasis on early detection), but proposals in all areas will be considered.

The pilot funds may be used to generate key preliminary results for applications for outside funding or to provide a timely opportunity to test a new hypothesis that might otherwise be lost if delayed by the NIH review cycle.

In most cases, awards will be $40,000/year for a single year.

Applications are due Friday, Aug. 20. To learn more about the application process and obtain an application, visit the consortium Web site at http://www.cancerconsortium.org/membership/ or contact Janet Leeds at (206) 667-7835 or jleeds@fhcrc.org.

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