Call for research residency for paediatricians/paediatric oncologists 2021

Aim

Barncancerfonden (The Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund) calls for proposals for research residency for paediatricians or paediatric oncologists in training, in order to increase the recruitment of paediatric oncologists, as well as clinical research. The grant is intended to cover up to 50% of the salary cost for 4 years, for clinical residents with research activities in an arear relevant for paediatric oncology for 4 years. 

Description of the call

The grant is intended to cover 20-50% of the resident’s full-time salary/calendar year, to cover for time spent in clinical or translational cancer research. The remaining time should be within clinical childhood oncology or a highly relevant area for paediatric oncology. The application should clearly state the importance and benefits for childhood cancer if the residency is in another field than paediatric oncology. The research program must be highly relevant for childhood cancer. The residency should be funded by the health authority. The salary is based on wage standard. 

Applications can also include application for running costs up to 250 000 SEK per year. Running costs cannot include indirect costs or premises costs. The running costs must be specified and justified on the tab "Budget justification". 

Barncancerfonden supports projects that are expected to benefit children with cancer in Sweden and/or Swedish childhood cancer research. The benefit for children with cancer in Sweden should therefore be clearly described in the application. 

Submitted applications are evaluated by leading experts in the field according to the scientific merit in the following categories: Scientific question, methodology, competence/achievability, and relevance for childhood cancer. Funding may also be granted research projects that have the potential to aid survivors of childhood cancer in Sweden.

Eligibility to apply

Main applicant

Only the operations manager/head of the section for paediatric oncology at a Swedish childhood cancer centres is eligible to apply. The operations manager nominates and motivates a physician for the research residency and proposes a research program. The operations manager should motivate the choice, if a resident who does not work in paediatric oncology is nominated.  

Co-applicants
After the imposition of the The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, also known as GDPR, Barncancerfonden has changed the handling of co-applicants. The following applies:

The nominated resident must be added as a co-applicant on the application and reported in the budget motivation. The resident should have chosen residency within paediatrics or paediatric oncology, or another speciality with high relevance for childhood cancer. Residents who have already completed training in paediatric oncology may be eligible if the residency or research program is highly relevant for childhood cancer.  Awarded residents who completes the residency during the project period may continue using the funds the remaining time of the period. The resident should hold a PhD or should be accepted to a research training programme, no later than 12 months after the grant period has commenced. 

The main supervisor should be a co-applicant in case the resident still is to complete research training and does not hold a PhD. The main supervisor must hold a PhD and have his or her main professional activity in one of the Nordic countries. The main supervisor may be the operations manager, but it is not a requirement. 

Co-supervisors are required in case the main supervisor is not active at the workplace where the resident's research project is conducted. The co-supervisors must hold PhDs, be listed as co-applicants and be active where the resident is conducting research.

Please use the section "Övrig information om ansökan som inte kan redovisas på annan plats" on the tab "Övrigt" for any additional information on co-applicants, including main and co-supervisors. 

About the grant
The grant may only be used to cover the salary of the applicant during the absence for research. Allocated grants are calculated according to the current flat rate salaries of Barncancerfonden. Refer to the web page of Barncancerfonden under Apply for grants. The flat rate sums correspond to a full-time employment.  Part time salaries are adjusted according to the level of activity. The operating grant is a block grant. 

Administration
The grant is to be administered by a paediatric oncology section at a Swedish university hospital.

Application documents
A complete application is submitted via the application system. Note that the application may not be submitted electronically if mandatory information is missing. Attachments must be in PDF file format (maximum 2 MB). Additions or revisions after closure of the call are not accepted.

A complete application includes a filled-in form and a project description upploaded as attachment in PDF file format.

The project description may not exceed 6 A4-pages including references (12 ppt Times New Roman, single-spaced, automatic line break). 

The project description may be written either in English or in Swedish and should contain the information needed to evaluate the aim, originality and feasibility of the project.  

The project should have an overall aim and several specific goals. The aim may be visionary, but the goals should be written as specific as possible. All project goals should be possible to fulfil if the project is fully financed (and the entire project period described in the application is granted). It is therefore of utmost importance that the application has a reasonable budget with respect to the proposed research. The project goals should be directly comparable to the final report where the progress and results from the project will be described.  

The project description should give a clear representation of its position in a national and international context. Do not refer to appendices since these are not considered.  

The project description should also specify if the project involves ethical issues and if these needs specific ethical considerations. The project description must also indicate if other permits and approvals are required for the project. The main applicant is responsible for ensuring that he required permits and / or approvals are obtained for the project or sub project. 

The project description should contain the following headings:

Confirmation of the application
The application must be confirmed by the main applicant and the head of department, director or equivalent in order to be valid. The main applicant confirms the application in connection to submission. Note that this must be done before the closure of the call. The day after the call has closed, an email with a request to confirm the application is sent to the head of department, director or equivalent you have stated in the application. Confirmation must be done no later than 7 days after the call has closed.

If the application for some reason cannot be confirmed digitally, the first page of the application must be printed, signed, and sent to forskning@barncancerfonden.se 

Application period
Refer to the web page of Barncancerfonden. Note that the call closes at 14:00 the last day for application. Applications cannot be submitted after the closure of the call. 

Organization of the application
Instructions on how to fill in the application form is found in the top right corner on each tab. 

The application may be written either in English or in Swedish with the following exceptions: 

Special terms

General terms
Refer to the separate document ”General terms” in the application system.

Retrieval of grants
Refer to the separate document ”How to claim your allocated grant” in the application system.

Contact
For questions, please contact:
Kristin Mattsson, Research coordinator
Send e-mail to Kristin
073 - 866 53 34

or

Anders Höglund, Research coordinator
Send e-mail to Anders
08-584 209 31

It is also possible to write to:

forskning@barncancerfonden.se