Deadline: 31 July 2015
The Conquer Cancer Foundation together with ASCO International is currently accepting concept notes (short proposals) from organizations working in low and middle income countries for its International Innovation Grants of $20,000. The foundation seeks to create a world free from the fear of cancer by funding breakthrough research, by sharing knowledge with physicians and patients worldwide, and by supporting initiatives to ensure that all people have access to high-quality cancer care.
One-year research grant of up to $20,000 will be awarded and paid directly to a nonprofit organization or governmental agency in a low-income or middle-income country. The grant may be used by the organization only for the approved, budgeted costs of the research project. Each grant will have a Principal Investigator who is an ASCO member, is affiliated with the Grantee Organization, and is a resident of the low-income or middle-income country.
Thematic Areas
Applicants are encouraged to be innovative in their research proposal. Proposed research projects could include, but are not limited to:
- Health services and delivery research (including use of telemedicine)
- Research on effective strategies for cancer prevention
- Epidemiologic research
- Pharmacoeconomic research
- Standard treatment outcome research and therapeutic trials investigating affordable treatment regimens
- Research on delivery of palliative care
- New models of clinical training or workforce utilization
- Research on clinical infrastructure (impact of improved equipment or supplies)
Eligible Countries:
Low-Income Countries: Afghanistan, Congo, Dem. Rep., Liberia, Sierra Leone, Bangladesh, Eritrea, Madagascar, Somalia, Benin, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tajikistan, Burkina Faso, Gambia, The Mali, Tanzania, Burundi, Guinea, Mozambique, Togo, Cambodia, Guinea-Bissau, Myanmar, Uganda, Central African Rep., Haiti, Nepal, Zimbabwe, Chad, Kenya, Niger, Comoros, Korea, Dem. Rep., Rwanda.
Lower-Middle-Income Countries: Armenia, Honduras, Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Ukraine, Bolivia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan, Cabo Verde, Kiribati, Paraguay, Vanuatu, Cameroon, Kosovo, Philippines, Vietnam, Congo, Rep., Kyrgyz Republic, Samoa, West Bank and Gaza, Côte d’Ivoire, Lao PDR, São Tomé and Principe, Yemen, Rep., Djibouti, Lesotho, Senegal, Zambia, Egypt, Arab Rep., Mauritania, Solomon Islands, El Salvador, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., South Sudan, Georgia, Moldova, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Mongolia, Sudan, Guatemala, Morocco, Swaziland, Guyana, Nicaragua, Syrian Arab Republic.
Upper-Middle-Income Countries: Albania, Costa Rica, Lebanon, Serbia, Algeria, Cuba, Libya, Seychelles, American, Samoa, Dominica Macedonia, FYR South Africa, Angola, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, St. Lucia, Argentina, Ecuador, Maldives, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Azerbaijan, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Suriname, Belarus, Gabon, Mauritius, Thailand, Belize, Grenada, Mexico, Tonga, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Tunisia, Botswana, Iran, Islamic Rep., Namibia, Turkey, Brazil, Iraq, Palau, Turkmenistan, Bulgaria, Jamaica, Panama, Tuvalu, China, Jordan, Peru, Venezuela, RB Colombia, Kazakhstan, Romania.
Key Dates
- Online Letter of Intent Submission Opens: 1 July 2015
- Letter of Intent Due: 31 July 2015
- Full Applications Due: 8 October 2015
- Grant Term: 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016
Funding Available
The one-year grant is funded at the level of up to $20,000, payable in two installments. The first installment will be paid in connection with the start of the grant period.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant Organization:
- Must be an organization with a charitable purpose registered as a not-for-profit with the relevant national authority or must be a government agency. This organization will administer the grant funds for the sole purpose of the project. Examples of potential not-forprofit organizations are medical societies or associations, advocacy organizations, foundations, hospitals, and universities.
- Must be located in a country categorized by the World Bank as Low-Income, Lower-Middle Income or Upper-Middle Income.
- Must have been operating for at least one full year, have an acceptable management structure and processes in place, and be solvent with or without the support of the International Innovation Grant.
- Should have experience in carrying out activities with tangible outcomes.
Principal Investigator:
- Must be a member of ASCO (any membership category) or have submitted a membership application with the grant application.
- Must be a citizen or permanent resident of a country defined by the World Bank as low income or middle-income, and currently residing in that country.
- Must be affiliated with the applicant organization.
How to Apply
Applicants must submit all required LOI components through the online system. All application templates must be downloaded from the website.
For more information, please visit Call for Proposals.
