DoD Ovarian Cancer Academy Dean and Assistant Dean (Leadership) Award | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Ovarian Cancer Academy Dean and Assistant Dean (Leadership) Award is a Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) funding opportunity designed to support senior leadership for the OCRP Ovarian Cancer Academy, a virtual career development and research training program launched in fiscal year 2009. The Academy is set up to provide intensive mentoring, national networking, and a strong peer community for junior faculty who are building independent research careers in ovarian cancer. Rather than funding a single research project, this mechanism supports the people and structure that help early-career investigators become productive, collaborative, and successful in the field over time.

At the center of the Academy model are Early Career Investigator and Designated Mentor pairs drawn from different institutions. At the time of this announcement, the Academy included nine such pairs and one Academy Dean, with additional pairs anticipated through pending FY13 awards and expected FY14 funding. The Dean and Assistant Dean function as the Academy’s leadership team and are responsible for keeping the program cohesive, interactive, and outcomes-focused across institutions. Their role is to accelerate the professional growth of the Early Career Investigators in partnership with each investigator’s Designated Mentor, track and evaluate each investigator’s progress, and actively encourage communication and collaboration across the full Academy membership. In practical terms, the leadership is expected to provide high-level guidance, create a supportive training environment, and ensure that mentoring and professional development are happening in a consistent, effective way across all participants.

This FY14 opportunity solicits applications specifically to fill the Academy Dean and Assistant Dean positions, with the expectation that the selected leadership will begin guiding the Academy no later than October 2015. Applicants must be established ovarian cancer researchers with a demonstrated capacity to lead and mentor. The program places particular emphasis on a strong record of mentoring and training junior investigators, a clear commitment to leadership responsibilities, and the ability to objectively assess the progress of all Early Career Investigators in the Academy, not just those at the applicant’s own institution. An important eligibility detail is that Designated Mentors associated with FY14 Ovarian Cancer Academy Early Career Investigator applications, as well as Designated Mentors of current Academy Early Career Investigators, are eligible to apply for this leadership award. More broadly, the opportunity lists eligibility as unrestricted (open to any entity type), subject to any clarifications in the full announcement.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity issued by the Department of the Army through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA). The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement or coordination with the sponsoring program compared with a standard grant. The CFDA number associated with this program area is 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). The opportunity anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,920,000, and it does not require cost sharing or matching. Key dates included a posted date of April 15, 2014 and a closing date of August 20, 2014 (with an archive date of September 19, 2014). Applicants needing help obtaining the full announcement or navigating the electronic system were directed to the CDMRP Help Desk via phone at 301-682-5507 or email at help@eBRAP.org.

Overall, the intent of the award is to strengthen the national pipeline of ovarian cancer researchers by investing in leadership that can run a rigorous, collaborative, mentor-driven training environment. The Dean and Assistant Dean are positioned as catalysts who coordinate mentoring, help early-career faculty build networks and collaborations, and promote accountability and measurable development across the Academy’s investigator cohort.

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