Opportunity Information: Apply for W81XWH 20 KCRP PCFA
The DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellowship Award (FY20; opportunity number W81XWH-20-KCRP-PCFA) is designed to support recent PhD and MD (or equivalent) graduates who are in the postdoctoral and/or clinical fellowship stage and want to build a long-term, independent career focused on kidney cancer. The central aim is career development through a strong, kidney cancer-focused project that is genuinely ambitious and positioned to meaningfully advance the field, rather than producing a small, incremental step. The program is administered through the Department of Defense (DoD) via the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) under CFDA 12.420, and it is open to applicants without restriction on organizational type, subject to any eligibility clarifications in the full announcement.
A defining feature of this fellowship is the emphasis on impact. Applicants are expected to make a clear case that their proposed work could accelerate progress toward ending kidney cancer, whether the payoff is nearer-term (for example, improving risk stratification or treatment decision-making) or longer-term (such as opening an entirely new therapeutic avenue). Reviewers are looking for a credible pathway to significance, not just novelty for noveltys sake. A key expectation is that the application identifies who ultimately benefits from the work: specific kidney cancer patient groups and/or individuals at elevated risk, and how the findings could translate into improved understanding, clinical care, or outcomes.
On the science side, the award supports a range of research maturity levels, from high-risk/high-reward ideas that are still early in development to projects backed by preliminary data that are ready to drive toward clinical translation. Regardless of maturity, the research strategy is expected to be tightly reasoned and technically rigorous, with enough methodological detail to show feasibility. Applications should spell out experimental design, appropriate controls, a statistical approach, and a realistic discussion of pitfalls with alternative strategies. Research involving human subjects or human anatomical substances is allowed, but clinical trials are explicitly not permitted under this announcement.
Unlike many trainee-oriented mechanisms where a senior investigator is the formal lead, the postdoctoral fellow or clinical fellow is the Principal Investigator (PI) here. That means the fellow is expected to take primary responsibility for writing the project narrative, the researcher development plan, and other core parts of the application, using the mentors guidance appropriately. Prior kidney cancer experience is not mandatory for the PI, but the proposed work and the career development plan must be squarely centered on kidney cancer. The application should also demonstrate the fellows potential to become an independent leader in the field, using evidence such as prior achievements, honors, first-author publications, prior funding when applicable, and strong letters of recommendation.
Mentorship is treated as a core pillar of the award. The mentor (and co-mentor if used) must show appropriate expertise in kidney cancer research and/or kidney cancer patient care, supported by recent publications and an active funding record, and must demonstrate a real commitment to the fellows growth. If the primary mentor is not established in kidney cancer, the program requires a formal co-mentor who is an experienced kidney cancer investigator. The application should clearly describe how the mentor(s) will support both the research and the fellows transition toward independence. Even if a mentor has a limited formal mentoring track record, that weakness can be mitigated if the overall researcher development plan is especially strong and well-structured.
The researcher development plan itself is a major review element and needs to be individualized rather than generic. It should explain why the training environment is a good fit, what skills and experiences the fellow will gain, and how those experiences will be sequenced to build independence in kidney cancer research. Multidisciplinary approaches are encouraged (though not required), and if the project crosses disciplines (for example, combining computational methods with translational biology, or integrating clinical datasets with mechanistic lab studies), those pieces should be explicitly described rather than implied.
Programmatically, the work must be relevant to active duty Service members, Veterans, military beneficiaries, and/or the broader American public, reflecting DoDs interest in health issues that affect military and civilian populations. The announcement also points applicants to the Congressionally mandated Metastatic Cancer Task Force recommendations and encourages ideas that align with those recommendations, as long as they fit within kidney cancer priorities and the awards boundaries (including the prohibition on clinical trials).
Funding is provided through assistance agreements, meaning awards will be issued as either grants or cooperative agreements depending on how much involvement the DoD anticipates having during project performance. If substantial involvement is expected (such as collaboration or participation in aspects of the research), a cooperative agreement may be used; otherwise, a standard grant may be issued. The anticipated direct cost cap for the full period of performance is $195,000. For FY20, the program expected to allocate about $1.56 million total to make roughly five awards, with final funding dependent on federal appropriations, application volume, and scientific and programmatic review outcomes. The original application closing date was September 23, 2020, and awards were expected to be made no later than September 30, 2021, with FY20 funds available for use through September 30, 2026.Apply for W81XWH 20 KCRP PCFA
- The Department of Defense, Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DoD Kidney Cancer, Postdoctoral and Clinical Fellowship Award" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.420.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 03, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 23, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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