Women Scientists Innovation Award for Cancer Research

Sponsor

V Foundation

Sponsor deadline:

Internal deadline:

Deadline projected/TBC

Award Details

The Women Scientists Innovation Award has two grant streams, but UBC is invited to nominate a single (1) candidate for this award. As such, candidates are required to indicate their preferred stream – V Scholar (Early Career) or Translational.

Award Requirements:

Women Scientists Innovation Award (V Foundation)

V Scholar Stream

Translational Stream

  • Self-identify as woman
  • Self-identify as woman
  • Work is on adult cancer(s)
  • Work is on adult cancer(s)
  • Tenure-track, not yet advanced to Associate Rank 
  • Tenured or Tenure-Track
  • Within 5 years of first full-time appointment
  • No career stage limitation
  • No previous grant >750k in direct funding
  • No previous funding limitations
  • Not previously held >1m in total grant funding
  • Full range of projects, from lab-based to translational*
  • Must relate to the field of translational medicine

*Research areas not included this scope for any grant type are epidemiology, behavioural science, and health services research.

Award Support:

Women Scientists Innovation Award (V Foundation)

V Scholar Stream

Translational Stream

  • 600k / 3 years
  • 800k / 4 years
  • No Indirect costs
  • Up to 10% Indirect costs

             UBC internal selection deadline: January 22, 2025 (5pm)

             Sponsor nomination deadline: February 1, 2025 (to be confirmed)

             Full application deadline: March 4, 2025 (to be confirmed)

Interested candidates should submit the following items by the internal selection deadline of January 22 to 

kevin.mccartney@ubc.ca:

1)            Identify intended program: V Scholar or Translational

2)            UBC CV

3)            Draft recommendation letter (3 pages max), with confirmation that this has been vetted by your Department Head, addressing: 

             Why you should be selected

             How you incorporate EDI considerations in your research

             Institutional resources that will be available to you

             Overview of the mentoring plan that will be available to you (V Scholar only)

             If the nature of the research is bench to bedside with patient contact, describe how patient advocacy/communication will be or has been incorporated into your training

             If the nature of the research is basic and/or translational science, describe how science communication with diverse audiences will be or has been incorporated into your training

4)            Summary of research proposal (1 page max)


Previous Award Winners

2024

  • Gina Ogilvie (School of Population and Public Health)


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