Graduate Student Cancer Research Award (CRA)

**This award is to be submitted by the PI, not the graduate researcher.**

Academic Cycle: Spring
Spring Cycle: Opens first Monday of February and due the first Monday of March by 10pm (CST)
Application Link: CLICK HERE

The center will fund summer stipends for graduate students studying under the direction of JCRC faculty members. The JCRC will fund only one student per faculty member, in the first round. If the selection committee can not identify enough eligble applicants in the first round, a second request for applications will be extended via department heads. These competitive awards are provided to the faculty mentors, not the students.

The intention of these awards is to support: 1) graduate students working on cancer-relevant projects; and 2) the overall research programs of their major professors. Both graduate students with nine-month teaching assistantships and twelve-month research assistantships qualify for the program. Our intent is not to replace departmental support of graduate students, but rather to assist major professors who are covering the expenses. Thus, the application directly asks if the professor would otherwise be responsible for summer support.

These awards will be made based on the merit of the student’s research, its cancer relevance, and the ability of the mentor to provide funding from other sources. Both the faculty mentor and graduate researcher will be asked to help the center with various activities in the academic calendar year in which funding is awarded.

Eligibility Requirements: Graduate student performing cancer research in a JCRC member laboratory.

It is highly advise to review the application page and assemble all the required materials before starting this application. You can not save or return to a previously started application.