The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Research Administration is now accepting applications for the American Cancer Society-Institutional Research Grant (ACS IRG) Pilot Projects. The application deadline is April 30.

This program provides funds for meritorious cancer research that cannot be readily supported through other funding mechanisms. The primary purpose of the ACS IRG Pilot Projects Grant is to provide seed funds for the initiation of promising new projects or novel ideas by junior faculty members.

Funds available: Three awards of $45,000 each

Project period: One-year period from June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014

Eligibility: Applicants should have less than six years experience in an independent research or faculty appointment and must not currently have any peer-reviewed funding. Senior faculty and postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply.

For an application and additional information, please email Giselle Arana at [email protected], call 305-243-2566, or visit the Fox Building, Room 403, at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.