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New Investigator Research Grant

(Postgraduate, University/Grant)

Purpose: The Foundation intends that this award should enable an investigator to initiate and develop a project sufficiently to obtain continuing funding from national agencies. Principal investigators must be members of the staff of a university, hospital, or nonprofit research institute and be deemed eligible by that institution to apply for research grants. For more information and an application, see Web site at http://www.leukemia-research.org. Focus: Health and Medical Sciences; Oncology Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 5. Maximum no. of awards: 10. Maximum award amount: $75000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 5 grant(s), totalling $374,433. To Apply: Required: application form; reference(s); self-addressed stamped envelope; 1 paragraph abstract in lay terms. Deadline: 2/15. Contact: Chair, Medical Advisory Committee.

Postdoctoral Fellowship

(Postgraduate, University/Fellowship)

Purpose: Award for persons with MD, PhD, or equivalent degrees during their first to fourth year of postdoctoral training. Applicants must have at least one year of postdoctoral training remaining at the time the award is made. Relatedness to leukemia and related disorders will be interpreted in a broad sense so that investigators in such areas as biochemistry, microbiology, virology, molecular biology, immunology and others will be acceptable as long as the projects to be supported relate to some significant aspect of leukemia or related disorders. For more information and an application, see Web site at http://www.leukemia-research.org. Focus: Health and Medical Sciences; Oncology Qualif.: High school students not considered. Award available to U.S. citizens.

Funds Avail.: Minimum no. of awards: 5. Maximum no. of awards: 15. Maximum award amount: $30000. No. and Amount Awarded Last Calendar Year: 7 fellowship(s), totalling $420,000. To Apply: Required: application form; self-addressed stamped envelope; 1 paragraph in lay terms. Deadline: 2/15. Contact: Chair, Medical Advisory Committee.