Reminder: GMaP Region 4 Travel Awards for Spring 2020 - due in 1 week!

Also: Expert Grant Review Available - if you are applying this spring/summer, apply now to get your grant reviewed!

GMaP Region 4 is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support junior and early stage investigators of diverse backgrounds or those focusing on cancer disparities research in our region. Priority is given to those investigators with the intent to apply for NCI CURE Awards within the next 1-2 years. 

Please see below for more information including eligibility and application forms. If you have any questions, please contact your Regional Coordinating Director, Carrie Norbeck, at Carrie.Norbeck@fccc.edu. 

• Conferences (i.e., registration, travel, lodging, etc.)
• Workshops/Trainings
• Other Qualified Career Development Opportunities 

• Submit their reimbursement form,W9 and original receipts within one month of completion of travel
• Submit a post-report summarizing their experience

GMaP Region 4 is building a synergistic network of investigators to support and manage health disparities research, training and outreach in Connecticut, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Wisconsin. Our mission is:

• To advance the science of cancer health disparities
• To contribute to the next generation of cancer and cancer health disparities researchers
• To achieve measurable reductions in cancer health disparities

Region 4 of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Geographic Management Programs (GMaP) is developed and funded by NCI’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) to support the efficient regional management of cancer and cancer health disparities research and training.

Sign up for GMaP Region 4 E-Blasts so that you will be alerted when we share new jobs, resources, trainings, and funding opportunities. Please visit us often and let us know what information you’d like to see on the site and how the network can support you in your career development. We look forward to working together and implementing positive changes to reduce cancer health disparities.