2023 Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) - NEW Opportunity

Eligibility

CLIP Grants provide funding for qualified scientists who are working to explore clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies. The grant will support pre-clinical and translational research, which will provide information that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic.

Candidates for a CLIP Grant must hold a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award activation. If not, documentation from their institution must accompany the Letter of Intent indicating they will hold the position of assistant professor (or higher rank) by the time of award activation.

CRI has no citizenship restrictions, and research supported by the award may be conducted at medical schools and research centers in the United States or abroad. Please note that CLIP Grants do not support research at for-profit institutions.

Summary

NEW OPPORTUNITY

The Cancer Research Institute Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) supports pre-clinical and translational research that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic. CLIP grants are awarded to qualified scientists exploring clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies.

CRI has secured limited funding that will provide for additional CLIP grants focused on topics related to accelerating the development of effective treatments and, ultimately a cure for the following cancers:

1. Chordoma; supported by the Chordoma Foundation
2. Gastroesophageal; with support from GEMINI funded by the Torrey Coast Foundation

Proposals will be accepted until January 15, 2023. To apply, submit a Letter of Intent through the LIMITED-USE CRI application portal.

Please be advised that CF has chordoma models and banked tumor samples that are available to the research community. For more information, please email grants@cancerresearch.org.

Financial Information

CLIP Grants provide up to $100,000 per year for two years. The funds may be used for salary, technical assistance, supplies, capital equipment, or scientific travel. CRI does not provide funds for indirect costs. Payments are made quarterly in U.S. currency to the host institution.

Application Process:

The process for applying for a CLIP Grant consists of two parts:

• Letter of Intent (Deadline: January 15, 2023 for projects related to Chordoma and/or Gastroesophageal cancers)
• Invited Application (March 2023)

Letters of intent must be submitted electronically via the LIMITED-USE CRI application portal. After you have filled out all required fields on the online form, you will be asked on the final page of the application to upload, in this order, the following supporting documentation in individual PDF documents:

1. Abstract of research in nontechnical English explaining the importance of the proposed research and its clinical relevance. Not to exceed 250 words.
2. An initial research concept (succinct description of the proposed research, description of the relevance of the proposed research to cancer immunology, description of how your proposed project bridges laboratory and clinical discovery), not to exceed 3 pages.
3. Brief description of your current research.
4. Curriculum vitae and bibliography (limit bibliography to past 5 years or publications relevant to proposed research).

All documents must be submitted through—and approved in—RMS before making your final submission to the Cancer Research Institute.

Pre-application deadlines

RSO internal deadline

Pre-application program deadline

Application deadlines

Program application deadline

NOTE: Consult your Faculty Associate Dean (Research) (ADR) regarding Faculty-specific deadlines and submission processes.

Principal Investigators: Complete a Research Management System (RMS) record, including a copy of your complete application, and submit this for approvals in RMS.

Approvals: The University of Calgary requires that all funding applications be approved prior to submission. Approval requires signatures via either RMS or the RFAA Trainee form, in the following order:

• Principal Investigator
• Department Head
• Faculty ADR/Dean
• Research Services (on behalf of the Vice-President Research)

Read the Meaning of Grant Signatures policy to understand what your approval means. Please see the agency guidelines for details about which signatures are required on your application, as it may differ from internal requirements.

Late submissions: Late submissions will only be accepted in cases of medical or family emergencies, or other exceptional circumstances. If you submit your RMS record to Research Services after the internal deadline has passed, you must secure additional approvals. Please read: Late Applications Process.