Research Grants

Grant Submission Instructions

The Sarcoma Foundation of America will announce its annual call for proposals in October 2011. Grants of $50,000 will be available to cover equipment and supplies in support of research on the etiology, molecular biology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of human sarcomas. Grants will be reviewed by the SFA Medical Advisory Board immediately following the application deadline of January 31, 2011. Applicants will be notified on or before April 10th as to the award decision for their proposal. The funds awarded will be then available for research by June 1, 2011.

Applications must be submitted using the official SFA Grant Application. The application, consisting of the application forms, bio sketch, proposal, and references, must not exceed 10 pages. Biosketches, not CVs, are specifically requested to minimize submission length. Preliminary data to support the application is acceptable, but the 10-page limit is not to be exceeded. Do not submit manuscripts or journal articles. Application submissions exceeding 10 pages in length will not be considered.

New investigators and novel approaches in the field are strongly encouraged.

Proposals are to be submitted electronically to the following address: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Proposals received on time meeting the submission criteria will be presented to the SFA Medical Advisory Board for merit grading. Those that arrive after January 31st, or which do not fulfill the required criteria, will not be considered. Interested parties may view the SFA Medical Advisory Board constituency to review the committee. The merit grading will be unbiased and based solely on the scientific merits of the proposal.

Programs & Resources

Information on sarcoma subtypes, treatments, clinical trials, and other important resources for sarcoma patients and families.

Information on the Sarcoma Patient Registry. If you are diagnosed with sarcoma, please consider joining the Registry.

Information on applying for a sarcoma research grant, current research funded by the SFA, and past research grants.