Applicants will be responsible for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this announcement may not exceed two years. These grants are nonrenewable, and continuation of projects developed under this program will be through the traditional unsolicited investigator-initiated grant program. Amended applications will be accepted. Inquiries concerning this announcement are strongly encouraged.
Grants can extend four years.
Letters of intent are requested by 6 June 2000 while full proposals are due July 18. In this fellowship program, a strong emphasis is placed on the mechanistic aspects of toxicology and on addressing the real-world health concerns of agricultural workers as well as the general population. Each award includes payment of tuition and fees, and provides a stipend equivalent to the salary of a half-time research assistant. These fellowships are sponsored by the UC Davis Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Applicant institutions must be available to conduct the highest quality translational research on the prevention, etiology, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of a specific organ-site cancer.