Young Investigators Grants
In today’s economic climate, federal
funding is more difficult to receive than ever, particularly for those
scientists who are just beginning their careers. With even established
investigators having difficulty obtaining funding, the chances of young
researchers receiving substantial grants are even less likely. For today’s
scientists, there’s only a 10-percent chance that their first grants –
essential to establishing labs and launching studies – will be funded by the
National Institutes of Health, the primary federal agency for supporting
medical research.
Because today’s young scientists have
such a tough time receiving funding, the Young Supporters Board of the UAB
Comprehensive Cancer Center, a group of
young professionals to introduce the next generation of Alabamians to the
importance of cancer research and awareness,
donates the proceeds from all the board’s fundraising events to establish Young
Investigator Grants. These grants are awarded to young scientists who have been
at the Cancer Center for no more than five years in order to jumpstart their
research.Your investment in young investigators is critical to the advancement of cancer research and will benefit future generations to come. For more information, visit our website. All donations are welcome and accepted online at any time.
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