BCRFA Collaboration Awards for Immunology/Immunotherapy

Award Type: Two-year collaborative research award

Award Period: Two years

Geographic Scope: Alabama research entities

Focus Areas:

• Immunology/immunotherapy
• Collaborative breast cancer research
• May include other breast cancer research areas: personalized medicine, prevention, early detection, drug discovery, genomics, new treatments

Eligibility:

• Multiple Alabama research institutions collaborating together
• Faculty investigators at academic medical centers, research institutes, and other qualified research entities in Alabama

Two awards of $70,000 each are available annually. Designed to support basic research that can emerge into translational research and help secure future national funding.

Research Institutions Supported:

• O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB
• HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
• USA Mitchell Cancer Institute
• Southern Research
• University of Alabama
• CerFlux

Contact Information:

• Phone: 205-996-5463
• Email: [email protected]
• Address: P.O. Box 531225, Birmingham, AL 35253
• Office: 4 Office Park Circle, Suite 109, Birmingham, AL 35223

Application Process

1. Request Submission Guidelines: Visit bcrfa.org/breakthroughs.php or email [email protected] to request application materials and submission guidelines
2. Proposal Submission: Submit collaborative research proposals by announced deadline (historically October)
3. Required Elements: Proposals must demonstrate collaboration among multiple Alabama research institutions
4. Review Process: Reviewed by BCRFA selection committee
5. Award Announcement: Recipients announced at BCRFA Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Research Retreat

Key Requirements

• Collaborative research involving multiple Alabama institutions required
• Two-year funding period
• Addresses immunology/immunotherapy focus area
• Preliminary data and feasibility documentation required
• Budget justification required