Research Western
Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
http://tfri.ca/docs/default-source/research/new-investigators/2016/2016-tfri-new-investigator-request-for-applications.p
Sponsor/Award: TERRY FOX RESEARCH INST - NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD - 2015 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: UP TO $150K/YEAR FOR 3 YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jun 08, 2015
Sponsor's: Jun 15, 2015

Subject Areas:
Description:

This program provides research operating grant support to future leaders as they develop their independent careers in cancer research. Designed to provide a single research grant to scientific and clinical investigators within the first five years of a first faculty-level appointment in Canada, new investigators have to be sponsored and mentored by an existing Terry Fox funded program.

Eligibility To apply you should: Hold either a PhD, a MD, or an MD PhD qualification; have made intellectual contributions to research that are published in leading journals; be able to demonstrate your potential to carry out independent research; be within five calendar years from the application deadline date of your first faculty-?level appointment; and hold that appointment at an eligible Canadian Institution.

Application Details: Please refer to the sponsor guidelines on tfri.ca for full submission detailsApplicants must submit the Application Summary and Full Application electronically before the deadline dates (date stamped before midnight Pacific time on the deadline date) to the email address newinvestigator@tfri.ca. The electronic document attached to the email must be either (1) a PDF formatted file, or (2) a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx formats). Our email system will only accept documents of up to 25mB in size. If larger, please separate the application file into smaller files and send in sequence.
NOTE: All Letters of Intent and Full Applications must be processed through Research Development & Services for institutional approval. Requests for Institutional approvals should be received no less than 3 days prior to the posted Sponsor deadline. A ROLA Proposal (bearing applicant, Chair and Dean electronic approvals) is required for each submission.
Western Contacts: Moxey,Laura
Kilianski,Louise

Sponsor Contacts:

STEPHEN HERST
675 West 10th Avenue
14TH FLOOR
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada