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Review
. 2011 Oct;141(10):1765-8.
doi: 10.3945/jn.111.144261. Epub 2011 Aug 24.

Opportunities for small nutrition-related cancer research grants (R03) from the National Cancer Institute

Holly L Nicastro  1 , Harold E Seifried, John A Milner
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Review

Opportunities for small nutrition-related cancer research grants (R03) from the National Cancer Institute

Holly L Nicastro et al. J Nutr. 2011 Oct.

Abstract

Small research grants, or R03 grants, provide limited, short-term support for individual research projects. R03s may be an excellent means of support for projects by nutrition scientists at all stages in their careers. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded roughly one-half of all nutrition-related NIH R03 grants in the period from 2005 to 2010. A detailed review of the recent NCI grant portfolio identified potential strategies for successful applications. Projects that addressed important nutrition and cancer issues had feasible and appropriate specific aims, were innovative, and were based on sound concepts were most positively viewed by reviewers. Furthermore, applicants with suitable expertise, training, mentorship, and records of accomplishment who, when appropriate, collaborated with investigators with complementary knowledge and skills were more likely to receive higher priority scores.

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Conflict of interest statement

Author disclosures: H. L. Nicastro, H. E. Seifried, and J. A. Milner, no conflicts of interest.

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FIGURE 1
Awarded R03 grants relating to nutrition at NIH by institutes and centers in 2009 (3). Institutes and centers included in the “Other” category and the respective number of awarded R03 include National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 2; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 2; National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, 2; National Institute of Mental Health, 2. Abbreviations used in the figure are: FIC, Fogarty International Center; NIA, National Institute on Aging; NICHD, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; NIDCD, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; NIDDK, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders; OD, Office of the Director.
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