National Cancer Institute Evaluation of Scientific Hypotheses
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) supports biomedical research at universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research organizations. The Institute formally evaluates scientific hypotheses through a structured, competitive grants review process.
The booklet Everything You Wanted To Know About the NCI Grants Process But Were Afraid To Ask, which is available online on the NCI’s Office of Grants Administration (OGA) Web page, provides a general description of the NCI grants process. This resource can be viewed and downloaded from http://www3.cancer.gov/admin/gab/index.htm on the Internet. U.S. residents can order this booklet through the NCI Publications Locator Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/publications or by calling the NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1–800–4–CANCER (1–800–422–6237).
Information about the grants process of the NCI and other Institutes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is also available on the NCI’s Web site. The Grant Application and Review Process Web page includes links to basic funding information, forms and instructions, specific grant mechanisms, and other related information. This Web page can be found at http://www.cancer.gov/research_funding/grants/ on the Internet. Grant application forms are only available online.
General inquiries about grants may be made by calling or sending an e-mail to the NIH’s Office of Extramural Research (OER), Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources at:
| Telephone: | 301–435–0714 |
| Fax: | 301–480–0525 |
| E-mail: | grantsinfo@nih.gov |
| Web site: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm |
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Related NCI materials and Web pages:
- Everything You Wanted To Know About the NCI Grants Process But Were Afraid To Ask 1 (http://www3.cancer.gov/admin/gab/index.htm)
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- Call NCI’s Cancer Information Service at 1–800–4–CANCER (1–800–422–6237)
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Glossary TermsCancer Information Service (KAN-ser in-fer-MAY-shun SER-vis)The Cancer Information Service is the National Cancer Institute's link to the public, interpreting and explaining research findings in a clear and understandable manner, and providing personalized responses to specific questions about cancer. Access the CIS by calling 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237), or by using the LiveHelp instant-messaging service at https://livehelp.cancer.gov. Also called CIS.National Cancer Institute (NA-shuh-nul KAN-ser IN-stih-TOOT) The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research. The National Cancer Institute conducts, coordinates, and funds cancer research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. Access the National Cancer Institute Web site at http://www.cancer.gov. Also called NCI.National Institutes of Health (NA-shuh-nul IN-stih-TOOTS … helth) A federal agency in the U.S. that conducts biomedical research in its own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helps in the training of research investigators; and fosters communication of medical information. Access the National Institutes of Health Web site at http://www.nih.gov. Also called NIH.NCI NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research. It conducts, coordinates, and funds cancer research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer. Access the NCI Web site at http://www.cancer.gov. Also called National Cancer Institute.NIH A federal agency in the U.S. that conducts biomedical research in its own laboratories; supports the research of non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; helps in the training of research investigators; and fosters communication of medical information. Access the NIH Web site at http://www.nih.gov. Also called National Institutes of Health. |
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