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Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
www.cancer.ca/en/research/grants-and-awards/current-funding-opportunities/emerging-scholar-award/
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Sponsor/Award: |
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY - EMERGING SCHOLAR AWARD - 2020 COMPETITION | LETTER OF INTENT |
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Grant Amount: |
UP TO $120K/YR FOR 5 YRS |
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Deadline: |
Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jan 29, 2020
Sponsor's: Feb 05, 2020
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Description: |
The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is excited to launch the CCS Emerging Scholar Award program, aimed at establishing and advancing promising early career scientists and clinician scientists from across Canada with a focused commitment to undertaking cancer research. Through the CCS Emerging Scholar Award program, early career investigators will develop their cancer research programs in Canada and pursue important scientific advances of the highest quality and potential for impact. By making a significant investment in the advancement of our nation?s emerging scholars, CCS aims to the strengthen the future of the Canadian cancer research ecosystem. At the time of the award start date applicants must be scientists or clinician scientists who hold a full-time appointment at an eligible Canadian research institution; must be within 5 years* from the start of their first independent academic appointment (minimum assistant professor level, or equivalent); must have (a) firm faculty appointment(s) and must not be current recipients of awards aimed at advancing the career development of early career investigators (including CRCs). |
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Application Details: |
There will be a two-stage application and review process. Applicants will be required to submit a letter of intent (LOI) for review, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application. A multidisciplinary peer review committee consisting of scientific experts with broad expertise and with diverse geographical and gender representation from across Canada will be assembled to review the LOIs and full applications. Please use the Letter of Intent option when starting your ROLA proposal.INDIRECT COSTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE |
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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. |
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Sponsor Contacts: |
CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY
10 Alcorn Avenue, Suite 200
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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