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Creativity Awards
The Prostate Cancer Foundation Creativity Awards are a funding mechanism for supporting transformational prostate cancer research through development of creative research ideas with high potential and no current funding. We seek applications from individuals proposing high-risk/high-reward concepts that if successful could provide the basis for dramatically reducing death and suffering from prostate cancer. Creativity awards are intended to bridge the gap between an idea and the results necessary to justify longer term and more significant funding. These awards will cover direct research costs only, will be one year in duration, and will range from $50,000 – $150,000. The PCF is actively raising precious funds for these awards and does not anticipate funding more than 25 this year.
High priority for funding will be given to exceptional proposals that bring NEW research methods and techniques in life, physical, or computational sciences to solving the prostate cancer problem that have not previously been directed against prostate cancer. Applicants who have not historically worked in prostate cancer, but are proposing creative hypotheses and research plans for our field are highly encouraged to apply. Originality and novelty will be rewarded in the peer review process. Potentially high impact basic science programs will be considered with high priority given to exceptional proposals that have the potential to be translated towards clinical investigations or provide "proof of principle."
Application Information
Applications are no longer accepted at this time. The deadline was November 21, 2008.
View the RFA for 2009 (PDF format)
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