Supports early-career clinical trialists in ovarian cancer through 4 years of funding, intensive mentoring, leadership development, and networking within the OCCTA to design and execute small-scale, translational clinical trials that address critical gaps in ovarian cancer treatment and survivorship .
Eligibility Criteria:
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Applicant Organization: Extramural or intramural U.S. or foreign academic institutions, biotechnology companies, foundations, DOD laboratories, and other public or private entities (for-profit or non-profit) .
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Principal Investigator (ECI): Within 12 years of most recent postdoctoral or clinical fellowship at full application deadline; must commit ≥25% effort to the award and OCCTA activities for the first 2 years. Current postdocs/fellows are not eligible.
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Designated Mentor: Established clinical trialist with active ovarian cancer trial and strong mentorship record; must devote ≥5% effort to OCCTA mentoring; cannot be current OCCTA Dean/Assistant Dean .
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Other Mentor (if needed): Independent ovarian cancer clinical researcher at same institution as ECI, to supplement mentorship.
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Human Subjects: Supports translational research and early-phase clinical trials (small-scale, phase 1/2 or phase 2); interventional trials must include IRB/IND or IDE documentation; observational clinical research is exempt.
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Consumer Advocates: Encouraged to involve ovarian cancer survivors as advocates in study design, oversight, and dissemination.
Funding Details:
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Total Cost Cap: $1.4 million total costs (direct + indirect) over up to 4 years
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Use of Funds: Personnel (including mentor support), travel for annual OCCTA workshop and one scientific meeting per year, supplies, equipment, conferencing tools, data management; indirect costs per negotiated rates. No tuition or trial initiation costs. .
Deadline:
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Pre-Application (Preproposal): June 12, 2025, 5 p.m. ET
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Invitation to Submit Full Application: July 17, 2025
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Full Application: September 11, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET
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Application Verification Ends: September 16, 2025, 5 p.m. ET
Where to Go for Further Information & Application:
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eBRAP Portal: (required for pre-applications and intramural submissions)