The Cancer Education Grants Program (CEGP) (R25E) provides support for innovative educational programs that translate knowledge gained from research into public health applications. Specifically, the types of Cancer Education Grant Programs (CEGPs) that may be supported by this funding opportunity announcement include:
1) Short-term Educational Programs: include workshops or courses that provide novel cancer-focused state-of-the-art research or methodological knowledge, or evidence-based cancer prevention and control interventions;
2) Short-term Research Experience Programs: provide participants with a cancer-focused research training experience in a laboratory or field setting;
3) Institutional Curriculum Development Projects: support the development of curricula that bring recent advances in cancer research, treatment, diagnosis, or other cancer-focused knowledge to a broad audience.
The duration of short-term programs may not exceed 15 consecutive weeks. The 15 week term may not be spread over a one-year period or occur with alternating periods.
For more complete information, reference the program announcement and/or contact the program staff.
PI Eligibility
| US Citizen and Foreign Nationals | U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizen/permanent residents are eligible to apply for this award providing the U.S. institution where the candidate spends each phase of the award allows non-U.S. citizens to apply for grant support |
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| Degree/Academic Appointment | Established Investigators (Associate and Full Professors) |
| Commitment | Recommended: 10 - 25% Salary support allowed |
| Duration of Award | Up to 5 yrs of support Only R25E grants supporting Short-term Educational Programs or Short-term Research Experience Programs are renewable. |
Trainee Eligibility
| Citizenship, Foreign Nationals, and Student Visas | U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizen/permanent residents are eligible to apply for this award providing the U.S. institution where the candidate spends each phase of the award allows non-U.S. citizens to apply for grant support |
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R25E Allowable Costs
| Program PI and Faculty | Salary and fringe benefit support for the design and implementation of the research education program |
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| Administrative Support | Limited, justified, administrative and clerical salary costs associated with their work on the program |
| Other Program-Related Expenses | Consultant costs, equipment, supplies, travel for key persons, and other program-related expenses must be justified |
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| Direct costs | Up to five years of funding up to $300,000 per year in direct costs. |
| F & A costs/Indirect costs | 8% |
Program Announcement & Related Links
| Program Announcement | Program Announcement |
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| Current List of R25E Awards | http://fundedresearch.cancer.gov/nciportfolio/search/ResultManager?fy=PUB2012&mech=R25&pd=Erica+Rosemond |
| Link to Main Peer Review Group NCI - F | http://era.nih.gov/roster/proster.cfm?CID=100453 |
| Application Form and Details |
