Community Research Collaboration Awards “How to Apply” Teleconferences
How to apply for Community Researcher Collaboration funding: Getting Started
Are you curious about how community members and researchers can form teams, receive funding, and conduct breast cancer research together?
CRC awards provide $150,000 to $600,000 of funding (plus indirect funds for most institutions) from the California Breast Cancer Research Program and require a partnership of CA-based community organizations and research scientists. Application success rates have historically been high, ranging from 19% to 43%. While the call for applications occurs around the end of September each year (with a submission deadline in January of each year), finding a partner, forming your team, discussing research ideas and methodology, and getting prepared to apply should begin now.
Past CRC Awards have funded research topics from the fields of:
- Health policy, public health, and health services
- Psychology and sociology
- Epidemiology
- Behavioral science
- Environmental sciences
- Ethnic studies
On May 11, 2009 Marj Plumb, collaborative research consultant, gave an overview of how to get started in preparing a CRC application. This call “Getting Started” provided:
- an overview of the CRC awards,
- suggestions for how to find a partner and form your team,
- an overview of CBCRP research funding priorities, and
- application deadlines and timelines.
Click “How to Apply Teleconference: Getting Started” webinar – May 11, 2009 for an audio/video playback of the webinar or "How to Apply Teleconference: Getting Started" slide presentation to see the slides alone.
Future Webinars and Other Technical Assistance
Future Webinar/Conference Calls will cover “completing the application materials” (in August or September) and a “walk through the online submission process” (in November).
For more information about the CRC awards, including a list of previous award topics and partnerships, please visit www.cabreastcancer.org/community/. To request technical assistance (including help finding a partner, collaboration assistance, feedback on research ideas, etc.) or to request a speaker for your symposium or meeting, please contact: Katherine McKenzie, Ph.D. at 510-987-9884 or CRCinfo@cabreastcancer.org.
