Funding Amount

$100,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

BCRFA Scholar Award

Award Type: Mentored career development award for junior faculty

Award Amount: $100,000 for two-year award

Geographic Scope: Alabama research entities

Focus Areas: Breast cancer research including (but not limited to):

  • Personalized medicine

  • Prevention

  • Early detection

  • Drug discovery

  • Immunology/immunotherapy

  • Genomics

  • New breast cancer treatments
  • Eligibility: Junior faculty members at Alabama research institutions

    Overview: One of the BCRFA Pilot Grant Awards categories designed to support and mentor early-career researchers in breast cancer research. The BCRFA has invested almost $10 million in breast cancer research since its inception in 1996.

    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
  • About BCRFA: Independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting innovative research to help diagnose, treat, prevent and eradicate breast cancer. All funds raised stay in Alabama but research has global, life-saving impact.

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Request Submission Guidelines: Visit bcrfa.org/breakthroughs.php or email [email protected] to request a copy of submission guidelines and application materials

    2. Proposal Submission: Submit proposals by the announced deadline

    3. Review Process: Proposals are reviewed by the BCRFA selection committee

    4. Award Announcement: Award recipients are announced at the BCRFA Comprehensive Cancer Center Annual Research Retreat or other designated venue

      Key Information

    • Mentoring component required
    • Two-year award period
    • Limited to one award per funding cycle

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    cancerscience-research

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