The National Palliative Care Research Center Grants Program - Junior Faculty Career Development Award

Deadline: Letter of intent due in November, and application due in January in past years.

Deadline: Letter of intent due in November, and application due in January in past years.
Level: Junior faculty
Award Information: Awardees will receive two years of support for salary and/or research activities in the amount of $70,000 per year (direct costs), plus 10% allowable indirect costs. Awards are not renewable.
Description: The NPCRC awards support investigators conducting pilot/exploratory clinical research in palliative care. Research should focus on seriously ill patients and their families in the areas of: exploring the relationship of pain to quality of life; methods of improving communication between adults living with serious illness, their families and their health care providers; and evaluating models and systems of care for patients living with advanced illness, and their families. Applicants must hold a doctorate degree or equivalent, hold a full-time faculty position, and be U.S. citizens.
Application:  Letter of intent due in November, and application due in January in past years. Please visit http://www.npcrc.org/program/program_show.htm?doc_id=374980 for more information. Full proposals are accepted by invitation only.