The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Global Cancer Disparities Pilot Grant provides funding to a physician or research assistant from an ARGO institution to support global research in cancer management.
Applicants must develop a one-year pilot study in the area of cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or outcomes in one of the following cancers: breast, cervical or colorectal. This project must be carried out in the applicant’s home country. The aim of the project should be to develop data to aid in applying for additional larger grants in the future. An award will be paid directly to the individual physician or research assistant and must be used only for pre-approved, budgeted costs.
African Research Group in Oncology (ARGO) is the first National Cancer Institute approved Colorectal Consortium in Africa established in 2013. The consortium was jointly established by Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex in Nigeria and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
In Nigeria, the consortium has grown to include:
- University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
- Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State
- University Of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara State
- University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State
- Federal Medical Center, Owo, Ondo State
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos
- Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos
- Ahmadu Bellow University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
- University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Borno State
- Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Inisa-Iremo, Ogun State
- Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, Ogun State
- Ekiti State Hospital, Ado-Ekiti
- Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, Imo State
- Federal Medical Center, Ido Ekiti
- University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
- LAUTECH Ogbomosho
- Abia State University Teaching Hospital
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
- Univeristy of Abuja Teaching Hospital
- Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State University
- Federal Medical Center Kebbi
- Ogun State Teaching Hospital
- University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital
- Federal Medical Center Yola
- University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin Edo State
- Ondo State Trauma and Surgical Centre
- UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Osun State
- Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
To qualify for this pilot grant, applicants must:
- Must be African citizens
- Currently reside in African country
- Hold a position in one of the above mentioned ARGO institutions or other MSK-GCDI African collaborating sites
- Demonstrate an interest in improving cancer management in their home country
Key Dates
- Applications Currently Being Accepted
- Applications Due: June 30, 2024
- Notification Date: September 1, 2024
Each grant will be issued at $5,000 dollars per grant. Please submit complete PDF grant applications via email to Cristina Olcese at [email protected] Please do not send pieces individually.