Funding Opportunity-DOD Breast Cancer Program

[Debra L. Martin]

FYI,

DoD BCRP Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards: The quick reference synopsis 
table for the BCRP Postdoctoral Fellowship Award is located at: 
<http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pdf/09bcrpreftable2.pdf>http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/pdf/09bcrpreftable2.pdf 
on the second page.  The Program Announcement and application 
instructions are available on: 
<http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/bcrp.htm>http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/bcrp.htm 
.   The Program Announcement is also available on the Grants.Gov 
website <http://www.grants.gov>http://www.grants.gov and the CFDA 
Number is 12.420.  Below are a few details from the Program 
Announcement about the Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards, however full 
reading of the Program Announcement and Application Instructions are 
necessary for a successful submission.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards support exceptionally talented recent 
medical or other doctoral graduates in their pursuit of innovative, 
high-impact breast cancer research during their postdoctoral training 
and allows them to obtain the necessary experience for an independent 
career at the forefront of breast cancer research.  The postdoctoral 
trainee is considered the Principal Investigator (PI) and, as such, 
should write the project narrative with appropriate direction from 
the mentor. While the PI is not required to have previous experience 
in breast cancer research, this application must focus on breast 
cancer research. Applications must provide evidence of the PI's 
potential for success in becoming an independent breast cancer 
researcher based on his/her qualifications, characteristics, 
achievements, and letters of recommendations. The mentor (or 
co-mentor, if applicable) must possess the appropriate expertise and 
experience in breast cancer, to include peer reviewed breast cancer 
funding and publications, and clearly demonstrate a commitment to 
guiding the PI's research and training.  As of the application 
submission deadline, the PI must have been in the laboratory in which 
this research is to be performed for no more than 2 years, and he/she 
must have a total of less than 4 years of postdoctoral research 
experience (excluding clinical residency or fellowship training).

A maximum of $300,000 ($100,000 per year) for direct costs over a 3 
year maximum performance period, plus indirect costs as appropriate, 
is offered.  The CDMRP expects to allot approximately $8M of the 
$150M FY09 BCRP appropriation to fund approximately 25 Postdoctoral 
Fellowship applicants, depending on the quality and number of 
proposals received.

DEADLINES for FY09 BCRP Era of Hope Scholar Awards and Postdoctoral 
Fellowship Awards:
·         Pre-Application through <http://cdmrp.org>http://cdmrp.org/ 
required and due: November 18, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
·         Confidential Letters of Recommendation through the 
<http://cdmrp.org>http://cdmrp.org , are required and due: December 
2, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
·         Application is to be submitted through 
<http://www.grants.gov/>http://www.grants.gov/ due December 2, 2009, 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

For more information about the BCRP or other CDMRP-sponsored 
programs, please visit the CDMRP website; 
<http://cdmrp.army.mil>http://cdmrp.army.mil.

Thank you for your efforts to promote these research funding 
opportunities from the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program to your 
innovative researchers.


Gail Whitehead
Public Affairs/Web Media Manager
Dorsey DuPont
Public Affairs Coordinator, Azimuth, Inc.
for the USAMRMC, CDMRP
301-619-7783
gail.whitehead at amedd.army.mil


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Debra L. Martin, Programs Manager
MIT
Vice President for Research Office, Rm 11-268
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA  02139
617-258-0310, 617-252-1003 (fax)
debra at mit.edu
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