Clinical Pathology Grants

Cytopathology Research Seed Grant

The ASC Foundation will grant $30,000 to a qualified young cytopathology professional (ASC Member) with no more than five years since completion of training, to conduct important research in cytopathology and attend the ASC Annual Scientific Meeting. The Grant will be presented every two years. Eligibility requires demonstration of commitment to ongoing research in cytopathology.

The goal of this grant is to stimulate innovative translational research using material obtained from routine cytology specimens with the aim of improving the quality of work done by cytologists, thereby enhancing patient care. This includes (but is not limited to) application of new technologies to cytopathology.

1. The applicant must demonstrate a commitment to ongoing research in cytopathology and have no more than five-year experience in cytopathology since completion of training.
2. A curriculum vitae that includes educational training indicating the time, place and degrees awarded, relevant awards and honors, and a complete bibliography (separately listing publications in peer reviewed journals, abstracts and other articles with authors listed in the original order of publication). (Limit five pages)
3. A proposed research plan (no more than three single-spaced pages with one-inch margins and no less than 11-point font). This document should be a summary of the proposed research project as well as any simultaneous training that will be obtained. The summary should include: 1) specific aims or hypotheses to be tested, 2) a brief introductory review giving the rationale for the research, 3) a section describing how the aims or hypotheses will be achieved with emphasis on experimental design over the details of the specific methods, and 4) a summary paragraph describing the goals of the work and how it could have impact on the practice of cytopathology in the future. Preliminary results supporting the research plan may be included or referenced, but are not absolutely required. Innovative approaches and new concepts that are framed into concise protocols will be favored. (Limit three pages)
4. A statement of career goals (Limit one page) describing the applicant’s short- and long-term career goals and how this award will enhance these career plans.
5. Mentor's letter of recommendation from an individual or mentor who is familiar with the applicant’s potential as an investigator. This letter should include information assuring that the mentor/sponsor has sufficient resources to facilitate the awardee and can support expenses beyond the $30,000 if the project incurs greater expenses. This letter should also include a statement that the Mentor or Applicant has an Internal Review Board approval for HIPAA compliant study of human samples, if applicable.

* Application material should be submitted in the order listed in this section. Pages should be numbered and submitted in page order. Applications must be typed using font no smaller than 11-point.
* The awardee will be selected on the basis of his/her qualifications and interest in research, reference from their mentors, and the selection committee’s evaluation of the potential professional benefit of the award to the candidates.
* The awardee will receive $30,000 to be used for research supplies and material expenses and travel expenses to the Annual Scientific Meeting following the year of the grant. Thus, no budget is required and no "overhead" or indirect costs will be provided to sponsoring institutions. The grant will be made to the Grants Office of the Institution at which the awardee is employed.

GRANT APPLICATION

*Deadline for submission of applications is August 15, 2010. Applicants will be notified of the Foundation Board’s decision in October 2010.

American Society of Cytopathology
100 West 10th Street Suite 605
Wilmington, Delaware 19801

Telephone: (302) 543-6583
Fax: (302) 543-6597

International Cancer Technology Transfer Fellowships

The aim of the UICC ICRETT fellowships is to facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology, exchange knowledge and enhance skills in basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research cancer control and prevention and to acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return.

Since its inception in 1976, the ICRETT fellowships have contributed to the development of the professional capacity of over 1425 ICRETT Fellows from over 130 countries by facilitating appropriate person-to-person training in specific areas that are relevant to the cancer research, clinical management and other cancer control activities being conducted in the Fellows’ home countries.

Target candidates Investigators, clinicians, public health professionals

Duration 1 month

Extension Up to 2 months with funding secured by the Fellow from the home or host organization and at no cost to the UICC

Available 120-150 per year

Average value US$ 3,400 each

Application closing date None. Applications are accepted at any time

Notification of results Generally within 60 days of registration

Objectives

* To facilitate rapid international transfer of cancer research and clinical technology
* To exchange knowledge and enhance skills in
o basic, clinical, behavioural and epidemiological areas of cancer research
o cancer control and prevention
* To acquire appropriate clinical management, diagnostic and therapeutic expertise for effective application and use in the home organization upon return

Eligibility

* Appropriately qualified investigators, pathologists, epidemiologists, laboratory technicians, tobacco control activists and cancer registrars in the early stages of their careers
* Appropriately qualified clinicians who are established in oncology practice

Research plan

* Cancer prevention and control (including tobacco control)
* Basic, applied and clinical cancer research
* Epidemiology, cancer registration, public education and behavioural sciences

Clinical training

* Surgery, radio- and chemotherapy, medical oncology, multidisciplinary cancer care
* Clinical trials
* Detection and diagnosis
* Prevention-oriented projects are especially encouraged

John H. Rippey Grant for Laboratory Quality Assurance

Award Amount: $10,000

Purpose: To support innovative projects related to quality assurance, quality improvement in pathology, or patient safety resulting in improved patient care.

Time Commitment: Project must be completed within the time frame described in the proposal.

Eligibility: All CAP members may apply.

Selection Process:

* Scientific merit within the definition and scope
* Degree of Innovation
* Transferability to the practice of pathology
* Qualifications of the applicant(s) in the subject of the proposal
* Availability of resources
* Likelihood of completion within the time specified in the proposal (not to exceed two (2) years
* Compatibility to the Rippey Grant definition and scope

Reporting Requirements: Recipients of this grant are required to prepare a series of reports:

1. An interim report is due six (6) months after project initiation.
2. After one (1) year, a final report is due and must be in a form suitable for submission to the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. If the paper is rejected by Archives, the author is free to submit to other journals.
3. The CAP Foundation Board may also communicate the results of the project to the CAP Membership. Copies of these communications will be given to the author(s).

Application Guidelines. Applicants are required to submit the following information:
Deadline: October 1

1. Completed Application Form
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. A narrative description of the project including the scientific rationale — not to exceed 2,500 words
4. Detailed budget on a separate, single sheet. Please note, indirect organizational charges are not allowed.

All documents must be typed

Mail applications to:
Laboratory Quality Assurance
CAP Foundation
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, Illinois 60093-2750

OR

By Email: capfdn@cap.org

By Fax: 847.832.8324

Questions? 800.323.4040 x7324

Grant for Advanced Training in Renal Pathology

Deadline: October 1, 2010

Award Amount: $2,000 plus living accommodations.

About the Grant: Applications will be accepted from pathology residents in-training who seek to gain intensive exposure in renal pathology. Residents will have the opportunity to work at Nephropath, a state of the art laboratory in Little Rock, Arkansas. Nephropath processes and interprets over 4500 renal biopsies per year providing a high volume of both routine and challenging cases in all areas of nephropathology including native renal disease (adult and pediatric) and renal transplant pathology.

Purpose: The resident will learn the importance of utilizing multiple modalities in the interpretation of renal biopsies including light, immunofluorescence and electron microscopic techniques. This one-month rotation serves as an excellent base for a resident who has interest in applying for a subsequent year-long fellowship in renal pathology.

Time Commitment: Four (4) weeks.

Eligibility: Applicants must be a CAP Junior Member or have an application pending, and must be currently enrolled in an United States AP or AP/CP pathology training program. This elective is ideally suited for PG2 residents, however, PG3 and PG4 residents are also encouraged to apply. No previous training in renal pathology is required.

Selection Process:
* Need: technology is not available as needed at the applicant’s institution
* Scientific merit of the application: future use of technology
* Value to the applicant
* Letter of recommendations

Outcomes and Accomplishments: At the end of the rotation, awardee will be able to:
* Define the major glomerular disease associated syndromes
* Recognize the major glomerular lesions associated with each syndrome
* In the diagnosis of renal disease, awardee will be able to describe:
o the utility of the special stains for light microscopy
o the utility of the antigens examined using immunofluorescence microscopy
o the utility of the electron microscope
* Understand the importance of clinicopathologic correlation to the interpretation of renal biopsies

Application Guidelines. Applicants are required to complete and submit the following documentation:

1. A completed application form
2. A current curriculum vitae
3. A typed narrative, not to exceed two pages, describing:
1. Applicant’s interest in renal pathology training, why this experience is desired, and how this rotation will enhance applicant’s training in pathology.
2. Describe the benefit to society and the practice of pathology that this experience will provide.
3. Explain why the Foundation’s support is needed and what other means of support are available.
4. A letter of recommendation from the director of the residency program indicating that salary and benefits will be supported during the award period.

All documents must be typed and submitted by one of the following methods:

By Email: capfdn@cap.org
By Fax: 847.832.8324

By US Mail:
College of American Pathologists Foundation
ATG – General Elective
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, Illinois 60093-2750

Questions? 800.323.4040 x7324

Grant for Advanced Training Elective in Molecular Diagnostics

Deadline: October 1

Award Amount: To support travel and living expenses for the training period up to $2,000. It is expected that the recipients’ own institution will continue to provide for salary and benefits during the award period.

Purpose: To provide adequate time for residents to acquaint themselves with the technology in molecular pathology and FISH. This grant is available within the United States and Canada only. Applications will not be funded for training electives which are completed or begun before notification of the award.

Time Commitment: Four (4) weeks.

Eligibility: Pathology residents and those in fellowships. Applicants must be a CAP Junior Member or have an application pending.

Selection Process:
* Need: technology is not available as needed at the applicant’s institution
* Scientific merit of the application: future use of technology
* Value to the applicant
* Letter of Recommendation

Participating Host Institutions and Programs
For a list of past participating host institutions, contact the Foundation at 800-323-4040, ext. 7324 or email your request to capfdn@cap.org.

Application Guidelines. Applicants are required to submit the following information:

1. Completed Application Form
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Name of the training program, and the name and location of the laboratory where you would like to pursue training.
4. Narrative Summary — no more than 500 Word Formats
5. Supporting letter from the home institution’s residency program training director or department chair
6. Supporting letter from the director of the laboratory at the host institute where the training will take place

All documents must be typed.

Mail applications to:
ATG - Molecular Diagnostics
College of American Pathologists Foundation
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, Illinois 60093-2750

OR

By Email: capfdn@cap.org
By Fax: 847.832.8324
Questions? 800.323.4040 x7324

Grant for Advanced Training Elective in Consultative Hematopathology and Solid Tumors

Available Funding: A maximum of $5,000 for the four week training rotation will be provided for each location, New York, Los Angeles, and Milan. Funding is available for up to 2 residents. Any expenses exceeding this amount are the responsibilities of the resident awardee.

About the Grant: This grant opportunity is for pathology residents and fellows in training who seek to gain advanced diagnostic experience in hematologic and solid tumor malignancies. Residents will have the opportunity to work in one of two state of the art laboratories located in Manhattan, New York or Los Angeles, California. There is only one laboratory in Milan, Italy and residents will work under the overall direction of Michael Dugan, MD, FCAP.

Location supervisors for New York will be Bruce Horten, MD, FCAP, and Henry Dong, MD, FCAP. Supervisors for Los Angeles will be Moacyr DaSilva, MD, FCAP, and Jess Savala, MD. The Milan, Italy supervisor will be Juan Rosai, MD, FCAP.

Expected Accomplishments for Residents:

1. Obtain hands-on experience with high volume, challenging hematologic and solid tumor diagnostic consultations. The training in Milan will be focused on diagnostic consultation, primarily solid tumor, with accompanying IHC under the direction of Dr. Juan Rosai.

2. Receive detailed instruction and hands-on experience (in NY or LA only) with
1. Flow cytometry
2. Molecular technologies
3. Cytogenetics
4. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
5. Immunohisochemistry (IHC)

3. Participate in review of diagnostic consultations regarding rare or unusual tumors.

4. In Milan, the awardee will receive detailed exposure to rare cases forwarded to Dr. Rosai from around the world. This would be about 50% thyroid/mediastinal tumors and about 50% other cases. The case mix would be about 50% from U.S. and 50% from other countries. The fellow would receive experience in Immunohistochemistry (IHC) interpretation related to this cases and help prepare the reports generated by Dr. Rosai.

Eligibility Requirements:
* Applicant must be a Junior Member of CAP or have an application in process
* Applicant must have at least one year of AP training including at least six months of applicable surgical pathology training, and at least 2 months of hematopathology related training.
* Additional experience in hematopathology or genetics preferred.

Selection Criteria:
Application will be judged on the following:

* Merit of application and narrative
* Education value to the applicant
* Applicant background and current knowledge of pathology practice
* Program director’s recommendation

Reporting Requirements

* After completion of rotation, the grant recipient(s) must submit a report and evaluation of the experience to CAP Foundation which will be shared with Genzyme Genetics.
* The CAP Foundation may communicate the results of the completed project to CAP resource committees and Genzyme Genetics Medical Directors who are best positioned to use them. Copies of any communications sent will be mailed to the award recipient.
* Recipients are to submit a photo(s) and share their experience in writing with others.
* The grant recipient(s) may submit an abstract of his/her research experience or project to the CAP and/or other pathology related annual meetings.

Application Guidelines: (all material must be typed)
Deadline: October 1

1. Completed Application Form
2. A current curriculum vita
3. A letter of recommendation from the director of the applicant’s residency program indicating that salary and benefits will be supported during the award period
4. A narrative, not to exceed two pages, describing the:
1. Applicant’s interest in fellowship training area, why this experience is desired, and how it will enhance their training in pathology
2. Description of any previous experience that will be helpful to fulfill the elective objectives
3. Benefit to society and the practice of pathology that this experience will provide
4. Why the Foundation support is needed and what other means of support are available

NOTE: Applicants must select a first and second choice for training locations from Manhattan, Los Angeles, or Milan. If selecting Milan, Italy, candidates must hold a valid U.S. passport and be eligible for a non-working visitor’s visa.

Candidates must be prepared to pay all expenses for their stay in NY, LA or Milan which exceed the amount provided by this grant. This typically might include food, ancillary travel or entertainment expenses, or could including housing expenses that exceed the amount provided by CAP fellowship award.

Mail applications to:
College of American Pathologists Foundation
325 Waukegan Road
Northfield, Illinois 60093-2750

OR

By Email: capfdn@cap.org
By Fax: 847.832.8324
Questions? 800.323.4040 x7324

American Society of Cytopathology Foundation Scholarships

The American Society of Cytopathology launched its philanthropic initiative in 2002 with the inauguration of its Foundation. The ASC Foundation has been dedicated to funding the non-operational costs of the Society to assure fiduciary responsibilities to the mission, membership and public as it insures the Society’s financial stability. The ASC Foundation has focused its mission on funding activities in Education, Advocacy and Research.

The ASC Foundation current supports five grants or scholarships and one Annual Scientific Meeting Abstract award.

*Deadline for submission of applications is September 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified of the Foundation Board’s decision in October 2010.

1. The applicant must be an ASC Member or an applicant for membership.
2. A complete application, as specified in the instructions, must be submitted on the ASC Web site and received by September 1, 2010.
3. A curriculum vitae that includes educational training indicating the time, place and degrees awarded, and relevant awards and honors.
4. A statement of career goals (no more than one page) describing the applicant’s short- and long-term career goals and how the scholarship will enhance these career plans. The career statement should also include alternative means of support and activities that may be available should the applicant be unsuccessful in receiving the scholarship.
5. Letter of recommendation from two individuals who are professionally familiar with the applicant’s potential.
6. Letter from applicant explaining why he/she should be considered for the Scholarship.
7.  Application material should be submitted in the order listed. Pages should be numbered and submitted in page order.

All applicants will be notified of the Foundation Board’s decision in October 2010. The scholarship awardees will be announced at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.

ASC Foundation Scholarships

Cytotechnologist – ASC Annual Scientific Meeting Scholarship
The ASC Foundation will award $2,000 each to five qualified Cytotechnologists, who are ASC members and in their first two years of practice, to attend the ASC Annual Scientific Meeting. This scholarship, based on need and merit, will defray registration, travel and hotel costs, and will include funding for one workshop, a panel luncheon, and per diem allowance. Foreign recipients will be awarded $4,000 to provide additional compensation for travel expenses.

Fellow/Resident – ASC Annual Scientific Meeting Scholarship
The ASC Foundation will award $2,000 each to five qualified Pathology Residents or Cytopathology Fellows, who are ASC members to attend the ASC Annual Scientific Meeting. This scholarship, based on need and merit, will defray registration, travel and hotel costs, and will include funding for one workshop, a panel luncheon, and per diem allowance.

Cytotechnology Molecular Training Scholarship
The ASC Foundation will award $2,000 each to five qualified cytotechnologists, to attend a molecular diagnostic training program. This scholarship, based on need and merit, will defray registration, travel and hotel costs.

The goal of this grant is to create a workforce with a multi-disciplinary skill set for cancer screening, detection, and prognostication, and prepare the next generation of cytotechnologists for the future of cytopathology. The scholarship will be awarded through a competitive process requiring an application with program description that is reviewed by the ASC Foundation Board.

Deadline for submission of applications is September 1, 2010. Applicants will be notified of the Foundation Board’s decision in October 2010.

ASC Foundation
100 West 10th Street, Suite 605
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
(302) 543-6583
awards@cytopathology.org
www.cytopathology.org