Funding available for Novant Health / UNC Oncology Mentorship Program
The Novant Health/UNC Oncology Research Scholar Mentorship Program will pair a UNC mentor (UNC School of Medicine or UNC Health) with a Novant Health mentee (New Hanover Regional Medical Center Cancer Institute).
One year of financial support in the amount of $50,000 is provided to cover expenses including:
- UNC faculty support for collaboration in developing a new clinical or translational study
- shepherding the study through the regulatory review processes, and/or
- extending an approved study from UNC to include analysis of coastal patient data for presentation.
Collaboration will require regular in-person and/or virtual meetings, mentee participation in recommended training courses, and promotion of networking opportunities with fellow investigators at both UNC and the coast with the goal of stimulating broader, long-term research collaborations. Mentees may use the UNC Office of Research Faculty Collaboration Database to select a mentor (and mentoring committee if desired).
Though completion of a clinical study + results may not be feasible in one year, specific goals and deliverables for the mentor/mentee relationship for the year of support should be made clear in the application. Based on a successful first year, the Research Advisory Committee may extend funding for a second year.
Submissions
Due date: December 5, 2022 - 5 p.m.
Applications should be submitted through the NC TraCS Institute's online grant portal. Once in the system, look for "Novant Health/UNC Oncology Research Scholar Mentorship Program".
For more information, eligibility, and mentor/mentee expectations, see Novant Health/UNC Oncology Research Scholar Mentorship Program Overview (pdf).
For specific inquiries not covered in the Overview pdf, contact Crystal Walker at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For questions about the online application portal, contact Mary Beth Cassely at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
