Program Overview
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, in partnership with the UAMS Rural Research Network, has created the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Rural Research Award Program. The goal of this program is to support investigators or teams of investigators seeking to collect data for competitive NCI/NIH R01 grant submissions. The program will fund up to three separate grants with a maximum budget of $100,000 each.
Award Priorities
Priority will be given to projects that focus on prostate, colon, breast, and/or lung cancer; cancer patient outcomes; cancer screening and prevention; cancer health disparities; and/or projects utilizing the UAMS Rural Research Network.
Priority will also be given to applicants who are a full or associate member of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. To learn more about becoming a Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute member or to apply, visit the Institute’s membership page.
Eligibility
Applicants must be faculty members at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s/ACRI, CAVHS, and/or the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville with a rank of Assistant Professor or above.
The 2022 Request for Applications is Now Open!
- Click here to download the 2022 RFA.
- Click here to watch a recording of the April 6 information session.
- Click here to download the slides from the April 6 information session.
Overall Timeline for 2022 Rural Research Award Program
| Informational Webinar | April 6, 2022, 4:00 pm |
| LOI Deadline | May 2, 2022, 4:00 pm |
| Full Applications Invited by | May 16, 2022 |
| BERD Consultations completed by | May 16, 2022 – June 6, 2022 |
| Budget Consultation completed by | June 6, 2022 |
| Proof of Regulatory Submission and Proof of DOC Submission | June 13, 2022 (via email by 4:00 pm) |
| Full Application Due | June 27, 2022 by 4:00 pm |
| Proof of DOC Approval and PRMC Submission | July 20, 2022 |
| Awardees Announced | August 1, 2022 |
| PRMC Approval by | September 1, 2022 |
| Regulatory Approval by | September 1, 2022 |
| Project Start Date | September 1 – November 1, 2022 |