Deadline: 14-Feb-2025
The University of Illinois Cancer Center has launched the Hope Leaders grants to build genuine bidirectional relationships between scientists and communities.
The Hope Leaders program, run by the Cancer Center’s Office of Community Engagement and Health Equity, empowers community organizations to communicate the health needs of the communities they represent directly to Cancer Center researchers. Additionally, it allows researchers and their labs to engage community partners about projects that may ultimately benefit local diverse populations, while giving community partners opportunities to provide input about experimental design, processes and findings.
Funding Information
- Two community partner organizations each receive a $20,000 ($10,000 in the first year; $10,000 in the second year dependent on study progress).
- Two cancer biologists each receive $30,000 ($20,000 in the first year; $10,000 in the second year dependent on study progress).
Eligibility Criteria
- Community partner:
- Those eligible to apply are community-based organizations, faith-based agencies or public agencies with a strong history of serving underserved communities in Cook County, including leading events and programs that address health equity.
- Cancer biologists:
- Applications from cancer biologists must include one full members of the Cancer Center Cancer Biology Research Program and one trainee (undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral).
For more information, visit University of Illinois Cancer Center.