DoD Prostate Cancer Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Training Program Award | Apply Online

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The DoD Prostate Cancer Collaborative Undergraduate HBCU Student Summer Training Program Award (STPA) is a Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) funding opportunity designed to build the next generation of prostate cancer researchers by supporting structured summer research training programs for undergraduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Rather than funding a single research project, the award is meant to fund a host institution (which can be an HBCU or a non-HBCU) that already has an active track record in prostate cancer research and research training, so it can run a focused summer program that places HBCU undergraduates into real prostate cancer research environments at a key career decision point.

The program must be led by a Program Director who is also the Principal Investigator (PI), and that PI is expected to be an established prostate cancer researcher at the host institution. A central requirement is collaboration: the PI must work closely with faculty advisors from the trainees HBCU(s) to coordinate the students experiences not only during the summer placement, but also through the academic year. The intent is to build or strengthen lasting institutional ties between the host site and the participating HBCU(s), helping create a clearer pathway for talented HBCU students to enter future prostate cancer training programs and careers.

A major structural expectation is scale and duration. Applicants must plan to enroll at least four HBCU undergraduate trainees per year, and those trainees may come from one or multiple HBCUs. Students are required to spend 8 to 12 weeks during the summer at the PI's institution participating in the program. If the host institution itself is an HBCU, the trainees must be recruited from different HBCUs, reinforcing the collaborative, network-building nature of the mechanism.

Applications are expected to lay out the full training experience in practical terms. That includes the qualifications of the PI and program faculty and staff who will mentor students, with emphasis on their previous experience training undergraduates. It also includes a clear description of what the trainees will actually do: the research projects they will join, any seminars, symposia, or coursework components, and how the program will provide a coherent educational experience rather than a loosely organized lab placement. The proposal must also explain how trainees will be recruited and selected, and while trainees may be identified by name or listed as to be named at the time of application, the selection criteria and process at the HBCU level must be described in detail in the narrative.

Another key feature is continuity beyond the summer. The award expects ongoing interaction and mentoring after the internship ends, with a plan showing how the PI and mentors will stay engaged with students and how the HBCU faculty advisor(s) will support and coordinate trainee activities during the school year. Although one PI must be clearly designated, the application is expected to involve multiple mentors, and those mentors should demonstrate an actual commitment to the partner HBCU(s) and participating students through follow-on mentoring opportunities.

Program content is encouraged to align with broader PCRP priorities. Proposed training programs are expected to address at least one PCRP focus area and are highly encouraged to address one of the programs overarching challenges. In addition, the opportunity strongly encourages training experiences that expose students to prostate cancer health disparity research, reflecting the importance of disparities in prostate cancer outcomes and the value of training researchers who can contribute in that area.

From a resources and data-sharing standpoint, applicants are encouraged to leverage existing PCRP-supported research assets when relevant, including the Prostate Cancer Biorepository Network (PCBN) and the North Carolina - Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project (PCaP), particularly if retrospectively collected human specimens or linked datasets would strengthen the research experience. The announcement also reflects the CDMRP expectation that data and resources generated through funded awards be made available to the broader research community and the public, consistent with CDMRP guidance.

Administratively, this FY13 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-13-PCRP-STPA) was offered by the Department of the Army, USAMRAA, under CFDA 12.420 (Military Medical Research and Development). It used a grant/cooperative agreement structure within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, did not require cost sharing, anticipated about five awards, and listed an estimated total funding of $1,000,000. The posting date was June 15, 2013, with an original and final closing date of September 5, 2013, and an archive date of October 5, 2013. Eligibility was listed as unrestricted, meaning any entity could apply as long as it met the specific program requirements described in the announcement.

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