Western Research

Funding Opportunites - Research
Further details regarding this announcement can be found at:
https://www.tfri.ca/funding-opportunities/funding-programs/program/new-investigator-program
Sponsor/Award: TERRY FOX RESEARCH INST - NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARD - 2024 COMPETITION

Grant Amount: UP TO $150K/YEAR FOR 3 YEARS
Deadline: Dean's: Contact your Faculty Research Office for deadline details.
Internal: Jul 31, 2024
Sponsor's: Aug 07, 2024

Subject Areas:
Description:

The Terry Fox New Investigator Award provides research operating grants to support future leaders as they develop their independent careers in cancer research. The award provides a single research grant of up to $450,000 for three years to investigators within the first five years of a first faculty-level appointment in Canada.

Eligibility To apply you should: Hold either a PhD, a MD, or the equivalent; Hold a full-time appointment, or an equivalent that is leading toward to a full-time, faculty-level contract of employment at an eligible Canadian research institution; Have made intellectual contributions to research that are published in leading journals, and be able to demonstrate your potential to carry out independent research; Be within five calendar years from the start of your first faculty-level appointment.

Application Details: Please refer to the sponsor guidelines on tfri.ca for full submission detailsApplicants must submit the Full Application electronically before the deadline (date stamped before 5:00 PM Pacific Time on the deadline date) to the email address newinvestigator@tfri.ca. Please review the information on the sponsor's website for full submission details.

NOTE: All research-related grant applications, letters of intent, contracts and agreements requiring an institutional or organizational signature must submit related documents to the Office of Research Services for review and approval. Requests for institutional signature should be received a minimum of five to ten business days before the posted Sponsor deadline. Please see Western Research's website regarding the institutional signatory process for more details. Specific opportunities may have their own timelines and requirements for submissions. A ROLA Proposal submitted by the PI and bearing department and faculty approvals is required.
Western Contacts: Latinovich,Cessandra
Hancock,Jennifer Anne
Mora Stock,Cindy
Patel,Pinal
Raymond,Sandrena

Sponsor Contacts:

VIVIAN LEE: VLEE@TFRI.CA
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