IMPORTANT NOTICE

FAU Award from American Cancer Society Provides Seed Money to New Faculty

Florida Atlantic University was recently awarded an American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant (ACS IRG). This grant provides seed money for new faculty pursuing cancer-related research. The seed grants are for $30,000. In order to be eligible for a seed grant, the faculty member must  hold the title of Assistant Professor or Research Assistant Professor or equivalent, and has not received a national competitive research grant for their cancer-related research.

Applications for seed grants are due April 1, 2008. The grant application should contain the following sections: (1) Specific Aims, (2) Background and Significance, (3) Experimental Design, (4) References, and (5) Budget. Parts (1)-(3) should be no longer then 10 pages, including figures and tables, using single spacing and 11 point Arial font. Part (5) should be 1 page. No appendix materials are to be included.

Questions about the grant application process should be directed to Dr. Gregg B. Fields (fieldsg@fau.edu), Professor and Chair, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, 301A Physical Sciences Building, Boca Raton, FL 33431. Tel: 561-297-2093;  E-mail: fieldsg@fau.edu, (www.science.fau.edu/chemistry/fields.htm).   Applications should be submitted electronically as PDF files to Ms. Evelyn Hall (ehall@fau.edu) or Ms. Jennie Soberon (jsoberon@fau.edu). Following the review of proposals, it is anticipated that grants will be awarded with a May 1st, 2008 start date.

Send comments or questions to Camille Coley, Interim Director or Penny Ashwanden, 297-2311

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Created February 2008 by Dianne Parkerson