DoW Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research Award
This award funds innovative melanoma survivorship research to improve the near-term health and well-being of melanoma survivors, their families, and/or care partners, and requires at least one melanoma consumer collaborator or melanoma-supporting organization.
⚑ Clinical trials are allowed. · Application must include at least one melanoma consumer collaborator (survivor, family member, and/or care partner) or a melanoma-community supporting organization. · Projects focused exclusively on animal models are not responsive. · Projects considering survival only, without quality of life, overall health, and/or function, are not responsive.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 58 good | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: community engaged, surveys longitudinal; social/behavioral work is substantial; funds applied research; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds applied research |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 30 weak | funds applied research; deep-tech content |
Description
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Survivorship Research Award addresses the relatively new and underfunded area of melanoma-specific survivorship by supporting a broad range of innovative and impactful research that has the intended outcome of improving the health and well-being of melanoma survivors, their families and/or their care partners in the near term. Proposed studies focusing exclusively on animal models or considering survival only without consideration of quality of life, overall health and/or function are not responsive to this funding opportunity.
Distinctive Features:
· The application must include at least one melanoma consumer collaborator , defined as a melanoma survivor, family member and/or care partner who can provide lived experience expertise to the research project team, or a melanoma-community supporting organization to support the planning, execution, and implementation of the proposed research.
· Clinical trials are allowed.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Jamie Shortall Grant Officer <help@eBRAP.org>
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