Posted on July 6, 2012
Deadline: August 15, 2012

Uniting Against Lung Cancer Announces Research Funding Opportunity

Uniting Against Lung Cancer, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing funding for innovative research, has issued a Request for Proposals for its Legacy Program, whose goal is to fund lung cancer research that can help improve treatment and lead to a cure. In 2011, UALC awarded more than $1 million in research grants and expects to increase its support for research in 2013.

The program prioritizes novel ideas with the potential to make a significant impact on current treatment of lung cancer and patient survival and places a high priority on funding research that demonstrates a clear path to impacting patient care. UALC funding is intended primarily as seed money for providing support for research that would otherwise go unfunded.

Cross-disciplinary collaborations are strongly encouraged. Proposals do not require large amounts of preliminary data but must have a clear hypothesis and research plan to be completed within the two-year grant term.

Areas of interest include but are not limited to developing novel therapies with the potential to cure lung cancers, genetic subsets of lung cancer/personalized medicine, primary and secondary drug sensitivity/resistance, lung cancer in never-smokers, improving outcomes in early stage disease, and small-cell lung cancer.

UALC is dedicated to bringing new researchers into the field of lung cancer. In addition to funding the highest quality science, the foundation has prioritized providing start-up funds for early-career investigators to build the foundation for a lung cancer research program. Investigators at all levels will be funded and are encouraged to apply. Collaborations with industry partners are also strongly encouraged; however, the principal investigator is required to be an academic researcher.

Each award is for up to $100,000, to be paid over two years.

Visit the UALC Web site for the complete Request for Proposals and application materials.

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Link to Complete RFP

Primary Subject: Medical Research
Geographic Funding Area: National

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