BASO/ROSETREES Research Grants in Cancer Surgery
In celebration of the Golden Anniversary of BASO~ACS, we are pleased to announce a call for research grants in cancer surgery in partnership with the Rosetrees Trust.
SUBMISSIONS
FOR 2024 ROUND OF APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Submission period opening:
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CLOSED
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Submission period closing:
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CLOSED
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Notification of funding decision:
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November 2024
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Grant duration:
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1 year
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A total of up to £50,000 per annum will be awarded. This amount
would be split between one or more applicants depending on the
quality of applications received. Research grants are aimed at
supporting innovative research projects in surgical oncology that
will develop further towards clinical translation. We particularly
welcome multidisciplinary applications and ones that demonstrate an
important improvement in delivery of cancer care or improvement in
surgical treatment. Successful applications will be
eligible for inclusion in the NIHR portfolio and are encouraged to
gain support from a Royal College of Surgeons of England Surgical
Interventional Trials Unit (SITU).
KEY FEATURES
Research grants are for up to £50,000 over 1-3 years. Priority
will be given to the best-scoring project applications that
are:
- feasibility studies and have not been previously funded.
- as well as those applications with matched funding in place
towards directly incurred costs.
- and those applications with clearly justified costs which have
been reduced to the minimum amount necessary to deliver the
project, where applicable.
If you are considering applying for a research grant, please
send an expression of interest to the
BASO Office, with application
form and other documents as listed below on this page.
FUNDING
- Staff salaries. Funding can be used to fund
salaries for post-doctoral research associates, research
technicians and research assistants. In special cases, we may
consider funding PhD stipends. In these cases, the prospective PhD
student must be embedded within a larger programme of research
(e.g. a clinical trial or a programme grant) and there must be a
clear case that BASO / Rosetrees support will provide additional
impact.
- Data management, statistical support.
- Research consumables and other running costs directly
attributable to the project.
ELIGIBILITY
The lead applicant will usually be a substantive UK consultant
surgeon or a UK trainee on a rotation with guaranteed employment
for the duration of the grant. We will favour principle applicants
who are cancer surgeons (members of BASO), holding a PhD (or
equivalent) and or a team with a track record of managing grants,
delivering research studies and a strong publication record.
Applications should recognise the multidisciplinary nature of
cancer care and encourage Associate PIs to participate, when
applicable.
EVALUATION PROCESS
Research grants will be selected for funding based on their
scientific quality as determined by external review, track record
of the research team and potential to deliver patient benefit.
We will prioritise applications that are feasibilty studies
& have not been previously funded as well as applications that
can provide some element of co-funding to the directly incurred
costs. Applications should potentially benefit a cancer patient
population and show that their research could have broader
applicability in the future to a wider patient population. All
applications will be initially checked for eligibility. An initial
triage by an internal scientific panel will select the best
applications that will be taken forward for external review.Triage
will be based on the scientific quality, clinical need, track
record of research team and potential for further developmentand
clinical translation. Selected applications will then be sent for
external review. The best scored applications will be shortlisted
and considered by a scientific panel who will make funding
recommendations. Panel feedback will also be offered to the
applicants upon request.
SUBMISSIONS FOR 2024 ROUND OF APPLICATIONS IS NOW
CLOSED.
To Apply complete and return the
APPLICATION FORM with the requested documents to the
BASO Office.
-
Application Form, completed in
typescript.
- A supporting letter from your Head of
Department. This letter should make clear the degree of
departmental support which will be made available to you.
- A Curriculum Vitae of two pages or less (for
all Principle Applicant and Co-applicants)
- A list of your publications.
Any queries should be directed to the Association Manager at
rattandeepjhita@baso.org.uk
Winners of 2023 Round of BASO/ROSETREES Research Grants in
Cancer Surgery
- Mr Chase Ng - Low-Cost Virtual Reality
Surgical Simulator Versus Traditional Surgical Training in Training
Novice Surgeons to Perform Radical Abdominal Hysterectomy for
Early-Staged Cervical Cancer: A Feasibility Randomised Clinical
Trial
- Miss Sarah Epton - Improving
Oeosophago-Gastric Cancer Care by Identifying the Crucial Quality
Indicators Necessary to Achieve Optimal Outcomes
Winners of 2022 Round of BASO/ROSETREES Research Grants in
Cancer Surgery
- Miss Bhamini Wadhwana - Assessment of the
fungal mycobiome and its volatile organic signature for earlier
detection of oesophagogastric cancer
- Mr Jayan George - Assessing frailty and its
impacts on older patients facing bowel cancer
surgery