Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant

The Faculty of Medicine has launched an internal selection process to nominate candidates for the Career Catalyst Research Grant, offered by the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Self nominations for the internal competition are permitted, but nominations can be submitted to Susan G. Komen by invitation only.

Career Catalyst Research Grant

• Open to full time faculty, having held any faculty appointment for no more than 8 years by application due date of October 13, 2021 (i.e. earliest start date: October 13, 2013)
• Not a current Susan G. Komen grant holder
• Not a current or previous PI on existing NIH R01 grant or equivalent (e.g. CIHR Project) as of date of Award Notification (on/around April 15, 2022)
• Up to $150,000 per year (combined direct and 15% indirect costs), for up to 3 years
• Research that addresses one of the following focus areas:
  • Development of novel treatment strategies for existing metastatic disease
  • Strategies to prevent or arrest metastasis and late recurrence
  • Innovative approaches to detect new or recurrent metastatic breast cancer as early as possible before symptoms may be detectable
  • Investigating the biologic, behavioral, social, and systems contributors to a higher burden of late-stage (metastatic) breast cancer in population groups affected by breast cancer disparities
• Up to two nominees if at least one of the two nominees identifies as someone from a racial or ethnic group that is underrepresented in the US biomedical research workforce as defined by the NIH.
• FoM internal selection deadline: July 30, 2021
• Successful candidate(s) will be provided a link to submit their LOI.
• LOI deadline: August 18, 2021, 10am
• LOI decision: August 26, 2021
• If the LOI is accepted, a full application will be required (details TBA).
• Full application deadline: October 13, 2021, 10am

Nomination Package

Interested candidates should submit the following documents by the internal selection deadline to bryan.wong@ubc.ca:

1. Letter of Intent (max 1 page), including:
   • Title (81 character limit)
   • Research question and specific aims
   • Innovation and impact statement
2. Applicant Biosketch (NIH format, max 5 pages)
3. Draft recommendation letter (max 2 pages), with confirmation that this has been vetted by your Department Head, addressing:
   • Why nominee should be selected
   • Institutional resources and mentoring environment that will be available to nominee
   • Description of nominee’s pathway to independence
   • Confirmation of the date and specific title of Applicant/PI’s current faculty appointment, or confirmation of a pending faculty appointment.
   • The total number of years the Applicant/PI has held a non-tenure or tenure track faculty appointment at the current institution and all previous institutions, if applicable. If the Applicant/PI has held a non-tenure or tenure track faculty position at institutions and/or departments other than their current appointment, the current institution should confirm these previous appointments as faculty and their duration in the Letter.
4. Self-declaration if you fit into a minority ethnic group

Further Information

Please see the following PDF documents for further information on eligibility, criteria, and timelines.

• Career Catalyst Research Grant LOI Announcement

If you have any questions, please contact bryan.wong@ubc.ca.