Lung Cancer Canada Lung Ambition Awards

Eligibility

• The focus of the research should be lung cancer within the following areas:
  • Research into early detection lung cancer methodologies, including but not limited to screening, incidental pulmonary nodules OR blood-based testing. Early detection research among those not meeting current screening criteria would be welcomed.
  • Research into ways in which institutions/systems can improve the timeliness and/or coordination of care along the lung cancer patient pathway.
  • Research into ways to address disparities and improve equity in lung cancer care.
• The competition will be open to projects across the spectrum of clinicians and researchers that touch lung cancer.
• Funds successfully awarded must be spent within Canada, but proposals may involve more than one centre.
• Candidates must identify a host institution in Canada that will receive and administer the funds.
• Residents and fellows are welcome to apply. In the application form, please identify one of the co-investigators (C I) as the Co- PI, who will be mentoring the resident/fellow during the project

Summary

The Lung Ambition Awards, a joint initiative between Lung Cancer Canada, The Lung Ambition Alliance and AstraZeneca Canada, is a Canadian-based lung cancer research awards program designed to help improve the lives of people living with lung cancer.

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As the program secretariat, Lung Cancer Canada will manage and administer the granting of the awards – the largest research award program of its kind in their 20-year history. To support the awards, AstraZeneca Canada has committed $100,000 per year for the next three years. This is the inaugural year of the program. The Lung Ambition Awards will award 2 - 3 research grants per year, with a maximum award of $50,000 CAD each. The review of submissions and selection of winners will be adjudicated solely by Lung Cancer Canada’s Research Committee. Winners will be chosen based on scientific merit, feasibility, and relevance to the Canadian lung cancer community.

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The grant program is open to all Canadian clinicians and researchers (across the multi-disciplinary spectrum) who work in the lung cancer space.

Application deadlines

RSO final internal review deadline

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.

Postdocs, students, and trainees: For fellowships and externally-sponsored research training awards or opportunities, you must complete the Research Funding Application Approval (RFAA) Trainee PDF form, and submit it, along with a complete copy of the application, to Research Services at rsotrainee@ucalgary.ca. Trainees should not use RMS at this time.

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.

Submission Instructions:

1. Complete your application according to the agency guidelines
2. To initiate internal approvals, complete the Pre-Award/Application record in RMS (https://research.ucalgary.ca/conduct-research/additional-resources/resea...), attach your completed Application, and submit for approvals from your department head and/or faculty Associate Dean (Research). *Important: when submitting in RMS, please ensure that you allow time for academic approvals prior to the Research Services review deadline of 12:00pm on February 23, 2023
3. Once these approvals are obtained, RMS will automatically forward the Application record to Research Services for institutional review and approval.
4. Research Services will review, provide feedback (by email) if necessary, and will provide the institutional approval. If digital or wet-ink signatures are required, we will provide the capping institutional signature and will advise when ready.
5. Full Applications, including any supplementary documentation, should be submitted to the agency via their online submission form by February 28, 2023.