They are invited to submit applications twice a year, with funding decisions made by Winship's seed grant review committee. Applications are evaluated on the basis of scientific merit, cancer relevance and likelihood of success in obtaining future funding from other sources. IRG funds cannot be used for any other purpose. Previous recipients of IRG seed grants at Emory demonstrated a greater than 50 percent success rate in obtaining NIH-level extramural funding after using the ACS awards to gather preliminary data. They will also join the Glenn Chancel Choir for a concert honoring the late Robert Shaw, where they will perform composer Francesco Malipiero's La Terra in its southeastern premiere.
Auditions are ongoing.