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BCRFA Collaboration Awards for Immunology/Immunotherapy

BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF ALA

Funding Amount

$70,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

BCRFA Collaboration Awards for Immunology/Immunotherapy

Award Type: Two-year collaborative research award

Award Amount: $70,000 per award (two awards available annually)

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
  • Overview: Created in 2016 to encourage collaborative breast cancer research among top researchers 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
  • How to Apply

    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

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    cancerscience-research

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