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The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation is accepting applications from investigators to fund research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment or cure should be clearly defined. Award amount varies. The application deadline is April 30, 2018.


The UNC Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations has identified the following private funding opportunity:

Elsa U. Pardee Foundation: Cancer Research Grant
http://www.pardeefoundation.org

Award Amount: varies (2016 average award was $160,000) for one (1) year
Application Deadline: April 30, 2018
Anticipated Award Notification: September 2018
Anticipated Award Start Date:
RFP Synopsis:

The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation is accepting applications from investigators to fund research directed toward identifying new treatments or cures for cancer. Project relevance to cancer detection, treatment or cure should be clearly defined. Applications with overhead more than 15% will not be considered. Awards are usually for one year in the hope that they will help to establish the capabilities of new cancer researchers or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers.

Guidelines: http://www.pardeefoundation.org/grants.aspx.

If you have any questions about this funding opportunity, please contact Kavita Hall, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, at Kavita.hall@unc.edu or (919) 962-2013. The UNC Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations is available to assist UNC personnel pursuing privately funded opportunities.