{"id":72039,"date":"2021-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/10\/21\/cancer-center-offers-pilot-program-funding-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2022-08-29T14:15:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T19:15:47","slug":"cancer-center-offers-pilot-program-funding-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/10\/21\/cancer-center-offers-pilot-program-funding-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Cancer center offers pilot program funding opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>The Fred &amp; Pamela Buffett Cancer Center (BCC) is pleased to announce the BCC Pilot Projects Program&nbsp;2021 request for applications. The BCC Pilot Projects Program aims to foster the development of promising early-stage cancer research projects and encourage their transition to securing external funding.<\/p>\n<p>One-year pilot project awards of up to $50,000 will be made for single-principal investigator proposals. Developmental awards of up to $75,000 for projects involving two principal investigators and up to $100,000 for SPORE\/P01\/U01-type projects involving three principal investigators are also being offered.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The aim is to encourage proposals where multiple PIs collaborate on a project,&quot; said Kenneth Cowan, MD, PhD, director and physician-in-chief of the Fred &amp; Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. &quot;I strongly encourage all Buffett Cancer Center members to consider applying for these pilot projects, which are made possible by funds raised by the Cattlemen&rsquo;s Ball of Nebraska.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Eligible investigators include all University of Nebraska faculty members with an academic appointment at or above the level of Instructor.<\/p>\n<p>Proposals for one-year pilot projects in cancer research will be accepted for consideration in eight funding target areas.&nbsp;Research programs and areas of research targeted are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Cancer Biology Program;<\/li>\n<li>The Targets, Modulators and Delivery Program;<\/li>\n<li>The Gastrointestinal Cancer Program;<\/li>\n<li>Cancer Prevention and Control;<\/li>\n<li>Pediatric Cancer;<\/li>\n<li>The Multiple Myeloma Program;<\/li>\n<li>Clinical and\/or Translational Cancer Research; and<\/li>\n<li>Community Outreach and Engagement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Proposals must be prepared using&nbsp;the application&nbsp;template&nbsp;and sent as a single, complete PDF&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:buffettcancercenter@unmc.edu\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">via email<\/a>.&nbsp;The deadline&nbsp;to submit applications is&nbsp;11:59 p.m.&nbsp;CT&nbsp;on&nbsp;Tuesday, Nov. 9.&nbsp;Complete application guidelines, eligibility requirements and an editable application are available <a href=\"https:\/\/unmc.edu\/cancercenter\/research\/research-funding-opp.html\" style=\"color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" title=\"G 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