Details
| Opportunity Name | 2024 Breast Cancer Screening and Detection Grants |
| Agency | Breast Cancer Canada |
| Value | $100,000 + Up to $50,000 of in-kind donations |
| Indirect Costs | TBD |
| Duration | TBD |
Deadlines
| Letter of Intent (LOI) due at ORS for mandatory review | 07-28-2023 |
| LOI due at agency | 07-31-2023 |
| Application due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for full review | 09-15-2023 |
| Application and fully signed ORS checklist due to FSc RO at sciapps@yorku.ca for mandatory review | 09-22-2023 |
| Final application and fully signed ORS checklist due at ORS for mandatory review | 09-27-2023, by 9:00AM |
| Application due at agency | 09-29-2023 |
Objective
To support Canadian research teams who are developing novel technology in the detection of breast cancer.
Eligibility
Applicant must be a Principal Investigator holding an academic position at a Canadian University, Hospital or Healthcare Centre.
Project can be led by a basic/fundamental/translational scientist, the research team must include:
- one clinician scientist expert in breast cancer
- at minimum one breast cancer patient advocate or a local Breast cancer advocacy group
- artificial intelligence (AI) expertise for data mining and/or management
- research must be conducted in Canada; any potential/future IP would be Canadian-based
If the project is led by a clinician, then the team must include:
- one basic scientist expert in breast cancer
- at minimum one breast cancer patient advocate or a local breast cancer advocacy group
- artificial intelligence (AI) expertise in data mining and/or management
- research must be conducted in Canada; any potential/future IP would be Canadian-based
How to Apply
York University researchers are reminded that all applications for external research funding, including Letters of Intent, must be reviewed and approved by the Office of Research Services before they are submitted to the granting agency. For internal approval, the application must be accompanied by a completed ORS Checklist, which requires the Dean’s signature. Please send the complete application, with the finalized budget and a completed ORS checklist to sciapps@yorku.ca, five days prior to agency deadline.
ORS is accepting electronic applications – the process is outlined here.