Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) Innovation Awards - (Invitation Only) Full Proposals (Spring Cycle)

Invitation Only Submissions - Based on prior Letter of Intent submission, and receiving an invitation from the review committee to submit a full proposal for consideration of funding in one of the 4 innovation categories.

The Stanford Cancer Institute’s (SCI) mission is to reduce cancer mortality and improve cancer care through comprehensive programs of cancer research, prevention, treatment, education and outreach. To achieve its mission, the leadership and members relentlessly pursue multiple strategic aims which include fostering interdisciplinary basic cancer research, translating scientific discovery into clinical research and optimal patient care, developing improved approaches to the prevention, early detection, precise diagnosis and effective treatment of cancer, and improving the cancer patient experience by using research to develop and validate innovative initiatives in patient-centered care.

In keeping with its core mission, the SCI offers Innovation Awards to support projects focused on the acceleration of basic, translational, clinical and population-based cancer research, and projects focused on specific types of cancer, such as pancreatic, breast and gynecologic cancers. This funding cycle the SCI is pleased to offer a new funding mechanism focused on catalyzing the planning and execution of multi-PI grants from the NCI, including R01s and P01s.   

AWARD CATEGORIES:

• Stanford Cancer Institute Nodal Grant Awards ($50,000) New Mechanism!
• Stanford Cancer Institute Innovation Awards ($50,000)
  • Single PI
  • Multi PI collaboration leading to multi PI peer-reviewed funding
• Stanford Cancer Institute Pancreatic Cancer Innovation Awards ($50,000)
• Stanford Women's Cancer Center Innovation Awards ($100,000)

AWARD CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS:

Stanford Cancer Institute Nodal Grant Awards (SCI-NGA) - $50,000
The SCI offers a new funding mechanism, which aims to catalyze the planning and execution of multi-PI grants from the National Cancer Institute, including R01s and P01s. The funds are intended to be used to obtain proof of concept data and support planning activities.   

Stanford Cancer Institute Cancer Innovation Award (SCI-IA) - $50,000
The SCI offers awards to support projects focused on the acceleration of basic, translational, clinical and population-based cancer research and collaborations leading to multi PI peer-reviewed funding

Stanford Cancer Institute Pancreatic Cancer Innovation Award (SCI-PCIA) - $50,000
The SCI offers awards leading to a greater understanding of pancreatic cancer, with the ultimate goal of improving the prevention or treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Stanford Women’s Cancer Center Innovation Award (SWCC-IA) - $100,000
With support from the fundraising efforts of Under One Umbrella, the SCI and the Stanford Women’s Cancer Center offer awards for research projects related to women’s cancers.

PROJECT PRIORITIES:

• ​Bold and creative research projects
• Research related to health disparities 
• Multi-disciplinary collaboration, including collaborations involving Stanford faculty beyond the School of Medicine or inter-programmatic collaborations across the eight SCI research programs 
• Potential to lead (or is already leading) to an investigator-initiated clinical trial
• Plans for submission of an external peer reviewed (preferably NCI) application 

TIMELINE:  (Contains updated information)
RFA Announced:  March 2019
Notifications and Invitations to submit Full Proposals: June 10, 2019
Full proposal deadline: July 15, 2019 (see note below regarding word / page count limits)
Notification of Selection: July 31, 2019  
Funding Period:  September 1, 2019 – August 31, 2020

NOTE: Please adhere to the full proposal application word / page count limits. Information that exceed the limits, may result in a less favorable review score.