Opportunity
Scientific Scholar Awards
Award Info:
Potential candidates will have an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree with career goals focused on ovarian cancer. Clinicians will have completed their residency. Candidates should be at the post-doc/fellow, instructor, research assistant, or assistant professor level with no more than 3-4 years in any of these positions. Established, outstanding scientists without prior focus in ovarian cancer but looking to focus in this disease area are also encouraged to apply. Each individual may only submit one Pilot Study or Scientific Scholar Award application to the Rivkin Center per year.
Description:
The Rivkin Center is announcing funds for Scientific Scholar Awards to be allocated based on scientific merit. Scientific Scholar Awards are intended to assist promising laboratory and clinical scientists in pursuing a career as an independent investigator in ovarian cancer research. The two-year awards will provide a total of $120,000 in funding. Funds are for direct costs only; institutional overhead and indirect costs will not be included in the award. Applicants must budget at least half of each year’s award for their own salary support, including fringe benefits. Applicants may budget remaining funds for materials, supplies, consumables, travel costs for scientific meetings, and other expenses as justified. Budget and budget justification must be included with the application.