4. • Thank you for inviting me again!
• Last year: Discussion of the advocate
and grant review process.
• This year: Discussion on the current
research landscape and
cost of research.
5. How to Become a Ph.D. Researcher
Undergrad science major
BS/BA
Graduate school
Ph.D
4 Yrs
5 Yrs Post-Doctoral
Fellowship
~4 Yrs Assistant
Professor
5-7 Yrs
Tenure and promotion
to Associate
Professor
5-7 Yrs
Promotion to
Full Professor
7. What is Happening to CRC Funding?
In Yr 2008, CRC funding was
~6% ($273.4M) of the total
NCI budget.
In 2012, CRC funding has
dropped $17.1M and is now
at 5% of the NCI budget.
8. Funding Success Rates
> 1700 more
applications
Almost 200
fewer funded
> $50 Million
less funding
DECREASED
FUNDING
RATES
9. FROM THROUGHDETAILED BUDGET FOR INITIAL BUDGET PERIOD
DIRECT COSTS ONLY 9/1/2014 8/31/2019
List PERSONNEL (Applicant organization only)
Use Cal, Acad, or Summer to Enter Months Devoted to Project
Enter Dollar Amounts Requested (omit cents) for Salary Requested and Fringe Benefits
NAME
ROLE ON
PROJECT
Cal.
Mnths
Acad.
Mnths
Summer
Mnths
INST.BASE
SALARY
SALARY
REQUESTED
FRINGE
BENEFITS TOTAL
Dr. Professor (25% effort) PD/PI 3 100,000 25,000 7,500 32,500
Dr. Collaborator (5%
effort)
Co-PI 0.6 150,000 7,500 2,250 9,750
Dr. Biostatistician (5%
effort)
Co-PI 0.6 120,000 6,000 1,800 7,800
Dr. Post-Doctoral Fellow
(100% effort)
PostDoc 12 40,000 40,000 12,000 52,000
Research Technician
(100% effort)
Tech 12 40,000 40,000 12,000 52,000
Ph.D. Graduate Student
(100% effort)
Grad Student 12 28,000 28,000 560 28,560
SUBTOTALS 146,500 36,110 182,610
CONSULTANT COSTS
EQUIPMENT (Itemize)
SUPPLIES (Itemize by category)
Lab materials and supplies ($32,390)
Mouse purchases and per diem ($30,000)
62,390
TRAVEL
AACR national meeting for PI and trainee 4,000
INPATIENT CARE COSTS
OUTPATIENT CARE COSTS
ALTERATIONS AND RENOVATIONS (Itemize by category)
OTHER EXPENSES (Itemize by category)
Publication fees
1,000
CONSORTIUM/CONTRACTUAL COSTS DIRECT COSTS
SUBTOTAL DIRECT COSTS FOR INITIAL BUDGET PERIOD (Item 7a, Face Page) $ 250,000
CONSORTIUM/CONTRACTUAL COSTS FACILITIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 125,000
TOTAL DIRECT COSTS FOR INITIAL BUDGET PERIOD $ 375,000TOTAL
1 Yr Lab Grant Budget
A typical budget is
70-80% personnel
Animal work is $$$
PI purchased lab equipment from start-up funds
F/A costs (50-100%) go
the insititute
If the grant scored in the top
10%, it should be funded.
$250,000 à $200,000
What or who gets cut?
HOWEVER, the budget will get
cut ~20% administratively.