Grants & Funding

Lung Cancer Research Foundation

Published Date: January 12, 2010

Program Information

Program Name:

Lung Cancer Research Foundation Award

Program URL:

http://www.lungfund.org/grant_application.htm

Type of Scientists Funded:

Master's Student, Medical Student, MD/PhD Student, Initial PhD Postdoc, Advanced PhD Postdoc, Initial MD Postdoc, Advanced MD Postdoc, Junior Faculty, Senior Scientist/Faculty

Program Description:

The Lung Cancer Research Foundation will award up to five $50,000 individual grants for lung cancer focused research projects in basic science, translational applications, clinical care programs and/or outcomes science.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Fixed
• If fixed, enter total term?    1  Year
• Award Renewable?    Yes
• Renewable term fixed or variable?    Fixed
• If fixed, enter total term?    1  Year
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Both
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  07/30/2010

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Fixed
• What is the annual or representative research allowance?    $ 50,000
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Not Applicable
• Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Details:    institutional indirect/overhead costs must be included as part of the requested budget total
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Cancer, Clinical Research, Disease-Specific Research: Lung Cancer, Other (specify): Translational Research

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

No

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

No

Institutional limits?

No

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

Not Applicable

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:    5
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?    No
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year    250000