CJ's Journey recently launched The CJ's Journey Sarcoma Research Grants. While, still small we hope to fund "basic research seed grants" in sarcoma research. We hope that results from these "starter" grants will provide results that will allow the researcher to apply for funding for a larger study, and in turn make a larger impact on Sarcoma research.
We are interested in a wide range of research. Some examples are:
Grants can be used for the development of models, conducting experiments, development of sarcoma tissue registries, and similar activities involved in support of research into the causes, origins, development, molecular biology, diagnosis, and treatment of sarcoma. We do not fund clinical trials. While not funding clinical trials, proposals that undertake studies with patients undergoing treatment on an investigational study are acceptable.
As our grants are small, they are not intended to support the salary of the investigator nor do they support the indirect costs of the investigator's institution. Investigators selected to receive a grant will need to provide a letter from their institution indicating agreement with these requirements before the award is actually formally made.
CJ's Journey awards research grants to U.S. applicants, preferably in the Midwest region. The applicant's primary affiliation must be with a nonprofit institution. Grant applications can be submitted at any time and applications will be peer-reviewed twice a year. We require a 2-3 page summary of the results of the work at the end of the year and request that the CJ's Journey grant be acknowledged in any article submitted for publication in which results obtained from the research study are presented.
We are interested in a wide range of research. Some examples are:
- understanding the molecular biology of sarcomas
- exploring "molecular targets" for new sarcoma therapies
- studying chromosomal translocations, the oncogenes they generate and their role in sarcoma development
- studying vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and mTOR inhibitors
- studying the use of nanotechnology in the diagnosis and treatment of sarcomas
- understanding the basis of radiation-induced sarcoma; modeling of the process of metastases
- exploring the differences in the development of sarcomas in children, adolescents, young adults and adults
- research directed at the early detection and diagnosis of sarcoma
Grants can be used for the development of models, conducting experiments, development of sarcoma tissue registries, and similar activities involved in support of research into the causes, origins, development, molecular biology, diagnosis, and treatment of sarcoma. We do not fund clinical trials. While not funding clinical trials, proposals that undertake studies with patients undergoing treatment on an investigational study are acceptable.
As our grants are small, they are not intended to support the salary of the investigator nor do they support the indirect costs of the investigator's institution. Investigators selected to receive a grant will need to provide a letter from their institution indicating agreement with these requirements before the award is actually formally made.
CJ's Journey awards research grants to U.S. applicants, preferably in the Midwest region. The applicant's primary affiliation must be with a nonprofit institution. Grant applications can be submitted at any time and applications will be peer-reviewed twice a year. We require a 2-3 page summary of the results of the work at the end of the year and request that the CJ's Journey grant be acknowledged in any article submitted for publication in which results obtained from the research study are presented.