Research Strategy

The Prostate Cancer Foundation's has implemented a new scientific strategic plan for 2008-2012. Our new strategic plan incorporates the concept that longer term funding of milestone-driven research is needed in our field with the potential to reduce death and suffering from prostate cancer. The PCF strives to reach its goal through the following initiatives:

New Research Awards

Challenge Awards
The Challenge Awards are for multi-year, large-scale research projects. The proposal must be from teams of at least three highly experienced investigators capable of providing unique scientific expertise to the solution of a significant problem in prostate cancer research. A team may be assembled from one institution, or from several institutions.

Young Investigator Awards
Consistent with our goal to end death and suffering from prostate cancer, these awards focus our efforts on developing a gifted cohort of investigators to undertake the next generation of prostate cancer research.

Creativity Awards
These awards allow the development of creative science which conforms to our funding principles but is short-term and designed to allow development of otherwise unfundable but good ideas.

Prodigy Awards
The goal of these awards is to identify "Superstars" who have demonstrated talent, drive and potential for greatness at a young age and have all the content of character for a life dedicated to cancer research

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Other Awards

PCF Recognition Awards
The PCF invests in human capital through awards that recognize the top presentations at international cancer research meetings.

Historical Awards

Competitive Awards Program
The PCF supported innovative prostate cancer research projects through its annual Competitive Awards Program.