Contact:

Veronica Chollette, RN, MS
Program Director
Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch
Behavioral Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Blvd., Room 4100
Rockville, MD 20852
301-435-2837 (voice)
301-480-6637 (fax)
vc24a@nih.gov (e-mail)

Objective of the Project:

The Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications focused on cancer control behavioral research. The Small Grants Program is designed to aid and facilitate the growth of a nationwide cohort of scientists with a high level of research expertise in behavioral cancer control research. Small grants are short-term awards to provide support for pilot projects, development and testing of new methodologies, secondary data analyses, or innovative projects that provide a basis for more extended research. Description of the Project: This program is designed to encourage investigators from a variety of academic, scientific, and public health disciplines to apply their skills to behavioral research investigations in cancer prevention control. The research may occur in a variety of settings, such as universities, cancer centers, communities, schools, health departments and worksites. Investigators may choose any of the full range of scientific approaches to their work. Studies may contribute to the design, implementation or evaluation of intervention programs, descriptive baseline surveys, testing, modification and validation of surveys or program materials for use in the proposed population groups, testing of recruitment, intervention or compliance procedures for participants, etc. Applications should include justification of study design, methods, and sample size, including any relevant theoretical concepts, which underlie the research, as well as clearly indicate the significance of the research and where it will lead.