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Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Breast Cancer Era of Hope Scholar Award is a competitive research funding opportunity from the Department of Defense (administered by DOD-AMRAA) designed to support early-career investigators who have already shown unusual promise and momentum as scientists. It is aimed at individuals who stand out for creativity, vision, leadership, innovation, and a strong track record of productivity, and who appear poised to become influential leaders in the breast cancer research community. A key emphasis is that the award is meant to elevate people, not just fund a single conventional project, so applicants are expected to demonstrate that their work and approach can shift thinking and accelerate meaningful progress toward ending breast cancer.

A defining feature of this program is its focus on bold, unconventional ideas. Applicants are expected to articulate a clear scientific vision that challenges existing assumptions or dogma in their field and shows an ability to move beyond standard approaches. The application should make the case that the Principal Investigator (PI) brings a distinctive perspective or innovative contribution that could materially change how breast cancer is understood, prevented, detected, or treated. Because the program is centered on the investigator, reviewers are looking for evidence of exceptional talent and the potential for outsized impact, including the ability to build partnerships and run collaborative, cross-cutting efforts.

Importantly, prior experience specifically in breast cancer research is not required. The research proposed must be focused on breast cancer, but the program explicitly welcomes outstanding scientists from other disciplines who can introduce novel concepts, methods, or technologies into breast cancer research. This makes the award particularly suited to researchers who have built their reputation in another area and can credibly explain how their expertise and approach can open up new directions in breast cancer.

The program also sets clear expectations for effort and team structure. During the award period, the PI must dedicate 50 percent of their full-time professional effort to breast cancer research. That commitment can be supported through this award in combination with other funding, but the bottom line is that breast cancer work must represent a major, sustained portion of the PI's professional focus. In addition, the PI is expected to assemble a research team with the needed expertise to accomplish the research goals, reinforcing that this is meant to be a serious, collaborative effort rather than a small side project.

A notable requirement is the formal inclusion of breast cancer consumer advocates on the research team. Each application must include at least two or more consumer advocates who are breast cancer survivors (individuals who have been diagnosed with breast cancer) and who are actively involved in a breast cancer advocacy organization. These advocates must serve as lay representatives whose advocacy role is independent of their employment, and they cannot be employees of any organizations participating in the application. They are expected to be knowledgeable about current breast cancer issues and to have enough background or training in breast cancer research to contribute meaningfully. Their role is to provide objective input on the research and, especially, on its potential impact for people who have breast cancer or are at risk for it, helping keep the work grounded in patient and community relevance.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity was posted on March 1, 2016, with an application closing date of May 5, 2016. It falls under the DoD Breast Cancer Research Program umbrella and is listed under CFDA 12.420. Funding mechanisms include grants and cooperative agreements, it is categorized as discretionary funding within science and technology/research and development, eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type, subject to any additional eligibility notes in the full announcement), and the program anticipated making approximately two awards. The public listing does not specify an award ceiling amount.

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