DoD Prostate Cancer Physician Research Training Award | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The DoD Prostate Cancer Physician Research Training Award (PRTA), offered through the Department of the Army (USAMRAA) under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), is a discretionary research and training funding opportunity designed to develop the next generation of physician-scientists in prostate cancer. The core purpose is to support physicians who already have clinical responsibilities but want structured, mentored research training that positions them for long-term careers at the leading edge of both prostate cancer research and patient care. In practice, this award is meant to create protected space for clinically active physicians to build strong research skills, generate publishable findings, and establish a trajectory toward becoming independent investigators focused on prostate cancer.

A central requirement of the program is that the principal investigator (PI) must show a clear commitment to a career centered on prostate cancer research integrated with clinical practice. This is not intended as short-term exposure or a side project; the expectation is that applicants are aiming for sustained involvement and leadership in the field. The announcement also requires the PI to have a designated mentor who already runs an established prostate cancer research program. That mentorship component is a major feature of the award: it signals that the funded effort should take place within a robust research environment where the trainee can gain hands-on experience, access relevant infrastructure, and receive consistent guidance from someone with demonstrated expertise and productivity in prostate cancer research.

Because the award is specifically aimed at physicians who may otherwise be heavily committed to patient care, the institution has to formally support the applicant by protecting time for research. The opportunity specifies that institutions must provide at least 40 percent protected time for the PI to conduct research and training activities. This requirement is important because it sets a minimum threshold of dedicated research effort and helps ensure that the training plan is realistic and that the PI can make meaningful progress rather than being overwhelmed by clinical demands.

The program particularly encourages projects that emphasize training in basic research. While the award is framed around developing physician researchers broadly, the solicitation makes a point of prioritizing proposals that build fundamental laboratory or mechanistic research skills and experiences. That emphasis suggests the program values strengthening the pipeline of physicians who can bridge clinical questions with foundational biology, and who can translate insights from the bench to clinically relevant advances in prostate cancer.

Administratively, this opportunity was released as Funding Opportunity Number W81XWH-12-PCRP-PRTA, titled "DoD Prostate Cancer Physician Research Training Award." The funding instrument type is listed as a cooperative agreement grant within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category. The program anticipated making about five awards, with an estimated total funding level of $4,200,000 and no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is described as unrestricted, meaning it is open to any type of entity, subject to any additional clarifications in the full text of the announcement. Key dates for the posted solicitation included a posted and creation date of March 22, 2012, with an original and current closing date of June 20, 2012, and an archive date of July 20, 2012. The listing also references CFDA number 12.420, Military Medical Research and Development.

For applicant support, the notice directs individuals who have trouble accessing the full announcement electronically to contact the CDMRP Help Desk at 301-682-5507.

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