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NIH: Exploratory Grants in Cancer Epidemiology
Goal is to provide support to promote the early and conceptual stages of research efforts on novel scientific ideas that have the potential to substantially advance population-based cancer research.
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages the submission of exploratory/developmental research grant (R21) applications for cancer epidemiologic research. The overarching goal is to provide support to promote the early and conceptual stages of research efforts on novel scientific ideas that have the potential to substantially advance population-based cancer research, such as improving data collection methods, developing and validating methods of exposures and biological effects, such as epigenetics and metabolomics, and their application in population-based research, functional assessment of genetic variants, and assessing recruitment methods for understudied populations. The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. No more than $200,000 may be requested in a single year.
Deadline: June 7, 2019; October 8, 2019; June 8, 2020; October 8, 2020; June 8, 2021; October 8, 2021
More information: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-19-277.html