Zhu Center Training Grants and Awards
Cancer Prevention Research Award The purpose of the Zhu Family Center Cancer Prevention Research Award (CaPRA) is to provide funding to support trainee research projects in the field of global cancer prevention and early detection. This opportunity is for individuals who are either funded through an affiliated T32 program (TOPS, Cancer Epidemiology, Cancer Prevention) or are the primary mentee of a Zhu Senior Scholar. Trainees can include: 1. PhD candidates enrolled in a Harvard graduate program, or 2. Clinical residents or fellows in a Harvard-affiliated residency or fellowship program, or 3. Post doctoral fellows in a Harvard-affiliated program. Candidates are eligible for up to $5,000 in direct cost funding. The application period will run from April 4-May 17, 2024
Zhu Family Trainee Travel Award Travel awards are available to pre and postdoctoral scientists who receive support from the Cancer Prevention, the Cancer Epidemiology, or the Training in Oncology Population Sciences (TOPS) T32 grants, or are trainees who fall under the mentorship of Zhu Senior Fellows. The Zhu Trainee Travel Award provides support to trainees who have been invited to present their research at a scientific conference with a focus in cancer prevention or early detection. Funding requests will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis (awards are limited and are contingent upon fund availability). Students may apply for a travel reimbursement of up to $2,000 for domestic travel and $3,000 for international travel. Awards are limited and are contingent upon fund availability. Submissions are accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis. For more information or to apply for the award please contact the Zhu Center at cgcp@hsph.harvard.edu.
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Zhu Center PEER Award Applications for the PEER Award are currently closed. Prevention and Early Detection for Emerging Researchers (PEER) Awards are designed to encourage and support the scientific career development of Harvard Chan School Assistant and Associate Professors on the tenure ladder. To advance this goal, we will solicit proposals for pilot projects that will provide faculty the opportunity to develop their research ideas, collect pilot data, or conduct secondary data analysis to be used as pilot data. Although not required, we are particularly interested in proposals that are interdisciplinary in nature. The award is intended to maximize faculty competitiveness for extramural funding by allowing faculty to develop innovative and novel ideas/methods.
Meet our awardees.
The Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention, in partnership with leaders from MIT and BU, have brought together a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional group to discuss problems and develop collaborations regarding early detection and cancer prevention. This group is focused on discussing the work of each institution and identifying priorities for research and possible partnership. For more information, please email us at cgcp@hsph.harvard.edu.