Seeds of Science
Funding supports impactful, cancer-focused projects as proposed by Associate or Full members of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. Funding for Seeds of Science awards are provided by The Envoys and the Hot Springs Village Walk for Cancer Research.
- $50,000 awards
- 1 year award period
- Applications due in January
- Contact Sonet Weed at sweed@uams.edu
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Team Science Award
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Team Science Awards are available to support new cancer-focused research among Cancer Institute members. Funding will support multi-PI teams pursuing new avenues of cancer research that will accelerate the collection of data for NCI grant submissions and cancer relevant publications. Funds will not supplement already funded research. Applicants are strongly encouraged to create collaborative teams across and within Cancer Institute Research Programs. Proposals should align with the mission and goals of the Cancer Institute.
- $100,000 awards
- 1 year award period
- Applications due in January
- Contact Sonet Weed at sweed@uams.edu
Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP)
In 1997, through Act 434, The Arkansas Breast Cancer Act, the Arkansas General Assembly authorized monies to, “support research efforts into the cause, cure, treatment, earlier detection and prevention of breast cancer,” through the creation of the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP). The goal of ABCRP is to fund research that supports the mission of ABCRP, as defined above, and complements federally funded research.
- $50,000 pilot awards and $250,000 investigator award
- 1 year award period
- Applications due in May/June
- Contact Jennifer Moulton at jamoulton@uams.edu
Pew-Stewart Scholar
The Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research program supports promising assistant professors engaged in innovative research working toward a cure for cancer. The Cancer Institute nominates one faculty member to this nationally competitive award program. In line with The Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust’s mission to invest in innovative, cutting-edge cancer research that may accelerate and advance progress toward a cure for cancer, applications are invited from nominees conducting cancer research.
- $75,000 award
- 4 year award period
- Applications due in May
- Contact Dorothy Graves at DAGraves@uams.edu
Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Core Facility Voucher Program
The Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Core Facility Voucher Program provides Cancer Institute members paid access to core facilities supported by the Cancer Institute. Available core facilities include the Experimental Pathology Core, Genomics Core, Proteomics Core and Bioinformatics Core. This voucher program is intended to accelerate the collection of data for NCI grant submissions and cancer-relevant publications.
- $5,000 awards
- All vouchers must be used within three months of the award
- Applications due in January, April, October
- Contact Sonet Weed at sweed@uams.edu