2023 Phi Beta Psi Charity Trust Grant

For any other questions, please contact UACC-PreAward@arizona.edu.

The selection process and submission of this funding program are coordinated by the University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC). For any other questions, please contact UACC-PreAward@arizona.edu.
The University of Arizona Cancer Center (UACC) can nominate two applicants for the Phi Beta Psi Charity Trust Grant 2023 funding opportunity.

Purpose of Award:

The UACC is seeking nominations for Phi Beta Psi’s Charity Trust Grant 2023. The Phi Beta Psi Sorority is a national, civic, non-profit organization whose National Project is to advance cancer research nationwide to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment by providing research grants to qualified investigators addressing original questions and hypotheses to be explored in basic and clinical studies in the field of cancer.

Research applications must be focused on brain, breast, colorectal, endometrial, lung, ovarian, pancreatic, or prostate cancer. Preference is given to Young Investigators with documented evidence of potential for conducting novel research of either basic or clinical aspects of cancer and cancer-related problems. Applications from Established Investigators exploring new and innovative areas of cancer research also will be considered.

Applicant Eligibility:

• Preference is given to Young Investigators with documented evidence of potential for conducting novel research of either basic or clinical aspects of cancer and cancer-related problems.
• Applications from Established Investigators exploring new and innovative areas of cancer research also will be considered.
• Post-doctoral fellows are not eligible.
• Research assistant professors may be eligible.
• The gold standard is as follows: if the individual is eligible to submit an R01 from their institution as Principal Investigator then they are eligible to submit a Phi Beta Psi application.