Melanoma Faculty Grant
About the Grant
Established in 2024, this grant aims to support Dermatology faculty by funding early-stage research projects to acquire preliminary data, with the goal of enhancing the likelihood of securing larger grants in the future.
Each award is $10,000, with an award period of one year from the date of award disbursement. Only one award will be given each year, although the number of grants selected for funding may change based on available funds. Award renewal is not allowed.
Applications can propose any melanoma-related research targeting Coloradans. This includes educating Coloradans, emphasizing sun-protective behaviors, encouraging early detection and screening, and maintaining or advancing current information on treatment options for melanoma. The type of research can range from T0 (basic science), T1 (translation to humans), T2 (translation to patients), T3 (translation to practice) to T4 (translation to communities).
Applications will be accepted until September 1 at 5:00 PM MT. Decisions will be made and emailed by December 1.
| Submission Cycles | Timeline |
| Announcement | June 1 |
| Submission Deadline | September 1 |
| Review | November 30 |
| Funding Start Date | January 1 |
| Funding End Date | December 31 |
| Report Submission | January 31 |
- The applicant must be an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor of the University of Colorado (CU) Department of Dermatology. Co-PIs are allowed.
A grant proposal must be submitted by a CU Dermatology faculty (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor). The applicants must assemble all documents into one PDF and send it to Ms. Ashley Conway (Ashley.conway@cuanschutz.edu).
- Cover letter
- Research Proposal 3-page application (explaining including Project Goalaim, Research Plan, Budget, and Timeline (not to exceed 3 pages)
- One-page budget (not to exceed one page)
- NIH biosketch (not to exceed 5 pages) of the applicant(s)
Similar to the NIH grant review, the proposals will be graded in five major categories: significance, applicant, innovation, research plan, and environment.
All committee members will review each proposal. Each reviewer will assign a point score to the relevant areas, and a final score will be generated by averaging the reviewer’s scores. No reviewer shall review a proposal for which he or she may have a conflict of interest.
The top-ranked proposals are recommended for funding to the Department Chair, Dr. Maryam Asgari.
Recipients will be required to complete and return the Final Report Form (at least 1 page) no later than one month following the completion of the research study.
The report must be signed by the faculty awardee. Acknowledgment of support from this seed grant must accompany any published report using data or findings from research conducted under an award from the grant. The intellectual property reviewed remains within the institution.
Furthermore, the recipients will may be invited to the Dermatology Grand Round or Research Seminar to present the project following the completion of the research period.
Department of Dermatology
CU Anschutz
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Aurora, CO 80045
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