BASO/ROSETREES Research Grants in Cancer Surgery
The British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. We are pleased to announce a call for research grants in cancer surgery in partnership with the Rosetrees Trust.
SUBMISSIONS FOR 2022 ROUND OF APPLICATIONS ARE NOW
CLOSED. FUNDING DECISION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON 2ND JULY 2022 @ BASO'S
50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION MEETING & DINNER
All applicants and their teams are invited to join us
for this celebration event. Click
here to register or email BASO Office for special group
booking offer.
This exciting new research grant call will run for one year
initially and if successful, will continue for a further two
years. The first round will be opening on 29th
November 2021 with a deadline for submissions of 11pm on 4th
February 2022.
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 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, including a brief summary of the proposed
research, number of patients that could benefit, how your
research will address the unmet clinical need in surgicaloncology
and what co-funding opportunities exist to support your project.
Applicants or teams with a proven track record in research /
publications and with original research ideas, are favoured.
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 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.
To Apply complete and return the
application form with the requested documents to the BASO Office.
SUBMISSIONS FOR 2022 ROUND OF APPLICATIONS ARE NOW
CLOSED.
-
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.
Complete and return the Application Form to BASO Office by 4th February
2022 by 11pm.