Funding Amount

$70,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

BCRFA Impact Grants

Award Type: Grant for accomplished researchers to generate preliminary data

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

Geographic Scope: Alabama research entities

Focus Areas: Breast cancer research including:

  • Personalized medicine

  • Prevention

  • Early detection

  • Drug discovery

  • Immunology/immunotherapy

  • Genomics

  • New breast cancer treatments
  • Eligibility:

  • Accomplished researchers

  • Faculty with established research programs

  • Faculty at Alabama research institutions
  • Overview: Awards for accomplished researchers to leverage ongoing studies and generate preliminary data to support applications for extramural, peer-reviewed funding. Two $70,000 awards available annually. Designed to help researchers transition from pilot studies to competitive 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 proposals by announced deadline (historically October)

    3. Content Requirements:
    - Description of ongoing research
    - Preliminary data generated
    - Specific aims for BCRFA-funded work
    - Budget and justification
    - Plan for leveraging results toward national funding

    4. Review Process: Reviewed by BCRFA selection committee

    5. Award Announcement: Recipients announced at BCRFA Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Research Retreat

      Key Features

    • Two awards available annually
    • Builds on existing research programs
    • Requires demonstration of leveraging potential for national funding
    • One-year or multi-year funding available

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    cancerscience-research

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