Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award - 2025 Program Guidelines and Letter of Intent Instructions

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2025 program guidelines and Letter of Intent instructions for the Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia and AACR. The document outlines program purpose, applicant and research project criteria, competitive letter descriptions, evaluation process, reference requirements for invited applicants, conflict-of-interest and tobacco industry funding statements, and step-by-step submission procedures through ProposalCentral. It specifies eligible breast and gynecologic cancer research areas, encourages work addressing cancer health disparities, and details award support of $206,000 over two years with no indirect costs.

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Program Summary

Letter of Intent Deadline

Applicant Eligibility Criteria

Research Project Criteria

Competitive Letter of Intent Description

Evaluation of Competitive Letters of Intent and Invited Applications

Letters of Reference

Tobacco Industry Funding and Conflicts of Interest Statement

Letter of Intent Procedures

Getting Started in ProposalCentral

Letter of Intent Format

Submitting Complete Application

Changes to Your Application

Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia & AACR 2025 Program Guidelines and Letter of Intent Instructions American Association for Cancer Research 615 Chestnut Street, 17th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404 [www.aacr.org/funding](www.aacr.org/funding) [grants@aacr.org](grants@aacr.org) Last Updated: November 14 , 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAM SUMMARY........................................................................................................................3 LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE .............................................................................................................4 APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ........................................................................................................5 RESEARCH PROJECT CRITERIA .............................................................................................................7 COMPETITIVE LETTER OF INTENT DESCRIPTION...................................................................................7 EVALUATION OF COMPETITIVE LETTERS OF INTENT AND INVITED APPLICATIONS ................................7 LETTERS OF REFERENCE (required only for those invited to submit full applications) ............................8 TOBACCO INDUSTRY FUNDING AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT ..........................................8 LETTER OF INTENT PROCEDURES ........................................................................................................9 GETTING STARTED IN ProposalCentral ................................................................................................9 LETTER OF INTENT FORMAT .............................................................................................................10 SUBMITTING COMPLETE APPLICATION .............................................................................................13 CHANGES TO YOUR APPLICATION.....................................................................................................14 Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia & AACR 2025 Program Guidelines and Application Instructions Page 3 of 15 PROGRAM GUIDELINES PROGRAM SUMMARY The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers was established to accelerate innovation in cancer research for women, by women. This groundbreaking initiative will fund innovative research aimed at progressing outcomes for women's cancers and invest in the next generation of women scientists who represent the diverse population they serve. By focusing on prevention, detection, diagnostic, and treatment innovations for women’s cancers and advancing outcomes for cancer health disparities, Victoria’s Secret aims to improve and save the lives of millions of women around the world. The Fund builds upon Victoria's Secret’s established commitment toward cancer research and education, with longstanding impact partner, Pelotonia. Through a transformational partnership with Pelotonia and the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers is proud to offer a series of grants programs for female researchers and clinicians working internationally, and at various stages of their careers. To learn more please visit [pelotonia.org/vsfund](pelotonia.org/vsfund). The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia & AACR is intended to fund innovative research projects in breast and gynecologic cancers and to invest in the next generation of female early-stage scientists domestically and globally. The aim of this award is to foster innovation in the understanding, prevention, interception, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers with the goal of eliminating cancer health disparities and improving patient o

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What is the purpose of the Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award?

It supports innovative research aimed at improving outcomes for women’s cancers and invests in the next generation of women scientists. The focus includes prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment innovations while advancing cancer health equity.

Who can apply and what research areas are eligible?

The award is intended for female researchers and clinicians working internationally at various career stages. Eligible proposals relate to breast and gynecologic cancers and may span basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences.

What are the key Letter of Intent submission requirements?

The guidelines specify Letter of Intent deadlines, formatting rules, and procedures for getting started in ProposalCentral. They also describe submission of complete applications and how to handle changes to the application.

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