Department of Defense Horizon Award
Principal Investigator (PI): Supports junior-level scientists in conducting impactful research with the mentorship of an experiences cancer research (i.e., Mentor). Predoctoral candidate within 2 years of completion of required coursework/laboratory rotations, successfully passed qualifying examinations, and is working in his/her Mentor’s laboratory application submission deadline. Or Postdoctoral fellow within 3 years of completion of terminal degree and is working in his/her Mentor’s laboratory at application submission deadline.
Mentor: Investigators at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent); must have a proven publication and funding record in cancer research.
PI and Mentor must be at the same organization.
- Letter of Intent is required. An invitation to submit a full application is not required.
- Must address at least one of the FY18 PRCRP Topic Areas.
- Must address at least one of the FY18 PRCRP Military Relevance Focus Areas.
- Preliminary data are not required.
- Clinical trials are not allowed.
- Maximum funding for the entire period of performance is $150,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
- Maximum period of performance is 2 years
- For information on how to apply contact Pre Award – rapreaward@llu.edu or x44589.