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US Department of Defense – Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) – Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Sponsor: US Department of Defense 		Closing Date: 30-Apr-2020
Update: The pre-application deadline has been extended to 30 April 2020.

The OCRP Investigator-Initiated Research Award is intended to support high-impact research that addresses a critical need and has the potential to make an important contribution to ovarian cancer or patient/survivor care. Research projects may focus on any phase of research, from basic laboratory research through translational research, excluding clinical trials. The application must demonstrate logical reasoning and a sound scientific rationale established through a critical review and analysis of the literature for the application to be competitive. Applications must include preliminary data that are relevant to ovarian cancer and support the proposed research project.

Key Dates
Pre-applications (mandatory) due to UQ R&I: 20 April 2020
Pre-applications (mandatory) close with US Department of Defense: 30 April 2020, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (ET)
Invitation from U.S. Department of Defense to submit a full application: June 2020
Invited full applications close with US Department of Defense: 30 July 2020, 11:59pm ET

Overview

Key Mechanism Elements
• Supports high-impact research that addresses a critical need and has the potential to make an important contribution to ovarian cancer or patient/survivor care.
• Impact is an important review criterion.
• Preliminary data are required.
• Clinical trials are not allowed.
• Pre-application is required; application is by invitation only.

Eligibility
Must be at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent)

Funding
• Maximum funding of USD $600,000 for direct costs (plus indirect costs)
• Maximum period of performance is 4 years

How to Apply

Step 1. Completing the application
Please see the U.S. Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) website at https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp and https://cdmrp.army.mil/ocrp/default for further information. Pre-applications are submitted via the CDMRP’s Electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal (EBRAP) and full applications are submitted via Grants.gov. For complete instructions for pre-applications and full applications, you must refer to both the Program Announcement and General Application Instructions documents.

Step 2. UQ R&I internal review and feedback
Ahead of internal review, ensure all online components on EBRAP or Grants.gov are complete. To initiate review, email your completed Funding Application Coversheet to internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au.

Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with the UQ R&I international team (via internationalgrants@research.uq.edu.au) well in advance of the UQ R&I internal deadline to discuss their application.
Website: http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/ocrp

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