Deadline: 26-Mar-25
The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance is requesting Letters of Intent Mentored Investigator Grant (MIG) to provide funding for trainees who are working under the supervision of a mentor who is a recognized leader in the field of ovarian cancer research and/or related gynecologic cancers.
Funding Information
- Support of up to $100,000 USD to be used over one or two years will be granted to the institution of the Principal Investigator. MIGs have an anticipated start date of March 1, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants (Principal Investigator) must be either clinical fellows or post-doctoral fellows with protected time to do the proposed work. Candidates for this grant must have an MD/DO and/or PhD degree at the time of submitting the LOI.
- Applicants must be working in institutions with well-developed ovarian cancer research programs, in a school of medicine or public health, or a recognized non-profit scientific research facility.
- Applicants should be involved in either laboratory, clinical, epidemiologic or health services research. The research leader who will serve as the mentor should have significant independent cancer research funding (NCI, DOD, OCRA, etc.).
- Funding is only available to accredited non-profit universities/colleges, non-profit research hospitals, or a recognized non-profit scientific research facility. OCRA does not offer funding to any for-profit entities, consulting companies, or non-profits who are not conducting the research themselves.
- Submissions may only have one mentor listed. Each mentor may support only one applicant per year. They encourage research groups to vet concepts so that only one LOI is submitted for this grant. Mentors must be at the same institution as the applicant.
- PhD applicants must be no more than 5 years out of their terminal degree at time of application (e.g. terminal degree must have been awarded during 2020 or later); MD/DOs and MD/PhDs must be currently enrolled in a fellowship program.
- This year OCRA intends to prioritize funding for at least one proposal that spans the entire range of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (CCPS), including (but not limited to): risk and outcome studies, survivorship, and health services research.
- The selection committee will consider the strength of the research environment and project proposal, the trainee’s prior academic track record, and the likelihood of them pursuing a research career dedicated to ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers. Ideally, the project proposed should be one that the trainee’s mentor believes will advance the overall scientific objectives of the research group. Proposed projects should focus on ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers.
- Although the trainee may take part in some non-research activities (e.g. class work, clinical activities), at least 80% effort should be devoted to research during the tenure of the OCRA grant.
- There are no citizenship requirements for OCRA Grants, international applicants are welcome to apply.
- Each applicant may submit only one LOI per grant cycle
Applications Requirements
- Beyond basic contact information about yourself, and your mentor, LOIs must include the following:
- Scientific Abstract – Provide a summary of the proposed research project. The abstract should clearly outline your proposed research project and aims to allow the reviewers a clear understanding of your proposed project. The abstract should be presented in 6,000 characters or less (including spaces). Text only; figures, images, and graphs are not permitted.
- PI BioSketch — A current NIH biosketch for the PI is required. Please use the NIH Biosketch template available for download in SmartSimple and adhere to its instructions and space limitations. The PI’s biosketch is uploaded in the PI biosketch Section.
- Mentor’s Biosketch – A current NIH biosketch for the mentor is required. Please use the NIH Biosketch template available for download in SmartSimple and adhere to its instructions and space limitations. The mentor’s biosketch is uploaded in the mentor biosketch section.
- Budget — Requested total budget amount in USD for the entire grant. A detailed budget is not required during the LOI.
- Grant Length – The application needs to select if they would like the grant active for 1 or 2 years.
For more information, visit OCRA.