Bridge Project

The Koch Institute (KI)-Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) Bridge Project is designed to help bring the expertise of these two Centers to bear on complex translational problems in cancer research. A particular emphasis is placed on fostering joint approaches by engineers and cancer scientists, both basic and clinical/translational. This is a call for applications for collaborative research projects that focus on critical problems in glioblastoma and pancreatic cancer. Additional information on the Bridge Project including faculty presentations on unmet clinical needs and technology can be found at: https://wikis.mit.edu/confluence/display/BRIDGEPROJECT/
Award amount: $325,000 (total costs) per team project per year for up to 2 years. We anticipate that up to two awards will be made in this cycle with the possibility for more depending on ongoing fundraising efforts.
Deadline for submission: November 1, 2011

A. David Mazzone Research Awards Program

The A. David Mazzone Research Awards Program will fund a series of collaborative and innovative cancer research, career development, community outreach, and training projects to address a range of needs in prostate cancer and Lupron-treatable diseases. Funding Agency: The funding agency for the Program is a grant from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts of a pool of unclaimed funds from the 2004 class action suit settlement by TAP Pharmaceuticals. The class action suit was related to marketing and sales practices for the prostate cancer drug Lupron. The program is administered jointly through DF/HCC and the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Award amount: varies, see award description for details
Deadline for submission: varies, see award description for details

Disparities in Cancer: Faculty Diversity Funding Program

New Faculty Recruitment: DF/HCC provides partial funding for the recruitment of new faculty (must be eligible for DF/HCC membership) from under-represented racial/ethnic or disadvantaged backgrounds (URM) to a DF/HCC member institution.
Award amount: multiple awards of up to $100,000 each, to be used over a period of three years
Deadline for submission: open year round

Pilot Projects Program for Current URM Faculty: DF/HCC provides pilot project funding for existing DF/HCC URM faculty who are doing innovative cancer research.
Award amount: multiple awards of up to $75,000 each, to be used in one year
Deadline for submission: open year round

Nodal Awards

DF/HCC requests proposals for pilot projects that enhance or create new “nodal point” interactions between disease- and discipline-based programs. Proposals for projects that further enhance the research in the area of eliminating cancer disparities will also be considered. 
Award amount: multiple awards of $75,000 each per year for two years (includes full indirect costs)
Deadline for submission: closed, please check back

Protocol Specific Research Support

Protocol Specific Research Support (PSRS) funds provide support for important unfunded or under-funded, investigator-initiated, early phase trials, with a focus on facilitating the translation of new treatment or biomarker concepts from laboratory to clinic. Applications are reviewed by the DF/HCC Scientific Resource and Prioritization Committee. For more information, please contact Dr. Jeffrey Clark at (617) 643-3415.
Award amount: varies
Deadline for submission: open year round

UMass Boston-DF/HCC U54 Partnership Grant
Significant disparities exist in cancer incidence and outcomes among minority and underserved populations. The goal of the Partnership is to improve cancer-related research, training, and outreach opportunities for under-represented minority (URM) students, fellows, and scientists; and to develop information and resources toward closing the cancer health disparities gap. For more information about the Partnership please visit www.umb.edu/u54.
Award amount: Pilot Projects (Up to $50,000 per year for two years — Direct Costs Only)
Deadline for submission: May 21, 2012