Operating Grant: Fall 2008 Priority Announcement - Ovarian Cancer (Bridge-Funding) - Funding Decisions Notification (September 2008 Competition - 200809OVA)

(Alternate Title: Ovarian Cancer - Bridge Funding)

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the results of the Operating Grant: Fall 2008 Priority Announcement - Ovarian Cancer (Bridge Funding) competition.

Funding Opportunity Summary

The objectives of the Ovarian Cancer (Bridge-Funding) were to:

• maintain ovarian cancer research capacity in Canada; and
• allow researchers submitting highly meritorious fundable but not funded ovarian cancer research applications to the CIHR Operating Grants competition, to reapply to subsequent competition without disbanding their research team, and acquiring new research data to strengthen their future application.

Funding Competition Summary

A total of 12 applications were received of which 2 were approved for funding.

Contact Information

For further information about this competition, please contact:

Matt Cyr
Team Lead
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-946-6568
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: matthieu.cyr@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For further information about this initiative and the objectives of this funding opportunity please contact:

David Hartell
Associate, Institute Strategic Initiatives, Institute of Cancer Research
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-4329
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: david.hartell@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Funding Decisions Data Report

Access the "Ovarian Cancer - Bridge Funding" funding decisions data report.