The Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network supports faculty investigators developing careers in patient-centered bladder cancer research. Eligible topics include shared decision-making, access to care, quality of life, health disparities, comparative effectiveness and survivorship. Multidisciplinary teams involving nurses or advanced practice providers are encouraged.
Eligibility Criteria
- Hold a relevant doctoral degree and not be pursuing another doctorate.
- Hold a full-time faculty appointment at assistant professor level or equivalent, or above.
- Be affiliated with an eligible academic, nonprofit or governmental institution in the United States or Canada.
- Noncitizens must provide permanent residency or valid work-visa documentation.
- Commit at least 30% of full-time effort to research overall.
- Include a primary co-investigator with patient-centered clinical research expertise.
- Must not have held major independent funding in patient-centered care research; major awards in other fields are permitted.
- Submit only one proposal and hold no concurrent BCAN grant.
Funding Details
- Total award: $250,000 over three years.
- PI salary and benefits: Maximum $50,000 across the award.
- Indirect costs: Up to 7% annually.
- Earliest start: April 1, 2027.
Deadline
- December 2, 2026, at 5:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time.
- Decisions are expected in March 2027.
Further Information
- Official programme page
- Current application guidelines
- Apply through ProposalCentral
- Contact: grants@bcan.org