POGO is offering a Project Funding Grant to support research that aligns with the 2024-2029 Childhood Cancer Care Plan. The goal of the funding is to conduct research relevant to patients, families, and survivors throughout Ontario, and expanding research capacity in the province.
Two categories of projects will be considered separately:
- Bridging funds for projects aligned to the Childhood Cancer Care Plan for which preliminary work (preferably with pilot data) has been completed;
- New projects aligned with the Childhood Cancer Care Plan which have not yet been initiated.
The total amount available for this funding opportunity is $250,000.
Register for the POGO Research Grant
View the full Project Funding Grant eligibility and application guidelines
Registration Process
The deadline for registration is January 10, 2025, by 5:00 p.m. All applicants must complete the online registration form by the deadline, expressing their intent to submit a full application. All applicants must provide the following information in the registration form:
- Indication of whether the application is for Bridging funds or funding for a New Project
- Project title
- Name and institution of the primary investigator
- Name of all co-investigators
- A 250-word lay summary of the proposed project
- A brief explanation of how the proposed project aligns with the Childhood Cancer Care Plan
Applicants will receive a link to the full application form shortly after registration.
Deadline for Full Applications
The deadline for submission of the full application is February 24, 2025 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Hardcopy applications are not required. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Notification
Successful applicants will be notified in March 2025.
Policy on Deferring Awards
Deferrals are not supported by the PRU although may be considered under exceptional circumstances. Should a deferral be granted, it may be for a period no longer than one year.
Review Process
Applications will be adjudicated by the Project Funding Grant Review Panel consisting of established researchers in pediatric oncology who are not in any way involved with the project.
Applications will be evaluated based on:
- The extent to which the application aligns to the Childhood Cancer Care Plan
- The extent to which the project includes meaningful contributions from investigators in more than one univeristy (or geographic region) in Ontario and/or is directly relevant to patients, families or survivors from more than one geographic region in Ontario.
- Feasibility of the proposed research approach, timelines and deliverables.
- Consideration of potential barriers or difficulties that may be encountered in the reserachand the inclusion of strategies to manage them.
Expectations of Successful Applicants
- Provide POGO with a brief, one page update on the work related to this project by the end of each fiscal year (March 31)
- Acknowledge funding from POGO on all outcomes (publications, presentations, posters, etc.) relating to the project, including affixing POGO logos to abstracts, posters and presentations
- Prepare and present a poster on the project at the annual POGO Symposium
- Be available for donor stewardship purposes
- Provide copies of all publications resulting in whole or part from the POGO research funding (at least 60 days prior to publication)
- Submit a final report (up to three pages) no more than two months after the project’s completion, including an indication of next steps in the development of the research (where the grant provided preliminary or feasibility data)