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HRB Grants and Fellowships

Joint Research Projects in Cancer
Infrastructure and Special Initiatives
Opening Date:
15 June 2007
Closing Date:
17 August 2007
Application Restrictions:

Applications are invited from Principal Investigators in a cancer-related discipline working on the island of Ireland. Applicants must apply as part of a team, which should include an Irish Investigator, a US Investigator (an NCI intramural researcher or an NCI grantee) and a post-doctoral researcher.

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What are the objectives of this project?

This joint research project aims to develop strong and sustainable relationships between cancer researchers and research institutions in Ireland and the US by supporting a shared post-doctoral researcher working on a defined cancer research project of mutual interest. The project is awarded on a full-time basis over three years. The research project requires at least one year to be spent with the Irish Principal Investigator and at least one year with the US Principal Investigator.

 

What does the joint research project grant include?

The grant provides for the research costs of the project, the salary of a post-doctoral researcher for a period of up to three years, costs associated with the researcher’s travel to and from the US, the cost of attendance by the researcher at one scientific meeting per year and travel and subsistence costs associated with a one-week exchange visit for the Investigators from Ireland and the US. The researcher must be eligible for a J1 visa to work in the US.

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