The Research Grants Program Office in the UC Office of the President is pleased to issue aRequest for Proposals for the Cancer Research Coordinating Committee (CRCC) awards for 2018. The CRCC is a systemwide, faculty-directed cancer research program that provides one-year seed grants for topics in any discipline that address any aspect of cancer, including its origins, prevention and cure. Currently, the CRCC awards grants to:
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New UC faculty to initiate cancer research projects;
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Established investigators in other areas of research to initiate cancer research projects;
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Established cancer investigators to initiate cancer studies in new areas.
Attached is the CRCC Request for Proposals for award year 2018. Proposals must be submitted by a member of the Academic Senate at one of the ten UC campuses who serves as the PI for the award. Note: A Letter of Intent (LOI) is required. Please refer to the attached RFP for funding priorities, eligibility, application guidelines and additional information.
Key Dates:
Applicant Teleconference (optional)*: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 10:00 AM (register here)
Required Letters of Intent Due: Thursday, January 26, 2017
Notification of LOI Decision: by Monday, February 6, 2017
Full Proposals Due: Thursday, April 13, 2017
*The applicant teleconference is encouraged for new applicants and for previous applicants who are not familiar with proposalCENTRAL.
Additional Information:
For questions on program scope and priorities, please contact: UCRI@ucop.edu
Administrative questions regarding the application process may be directed to:RGPOGrants@ucop.edu
We also encourage you to check our website for any updates or announcements.
Thank you for your interest in this funding opportunity.
