Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy Research Grant

ONS Foundation Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy Research Grant (RE38)

Funded by Research Consortium Partner: GlaxoSmithKline. Additional funding from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Celgene Corporation

Level of Funding: Pilot or Feasibility Study: Up to $75,000
Research Grant: Up to $150,000

Purpose: Applications are invited for research proposals that address nursing interventions to promote and maintain adherence to oral chemotherapy. A major goal of the ONS Foundation is to provide funding to support the ONS Research Agenda. The agenda's focus is on areas where gaps exist in the knowledge base for oncology nursing practice by building on previous research findings to move the science forward. Section F1 of the 2009-2013 ONS Research Agenda identifies specific priority adherence research areas.

One of the following three areas of the Adherence section (F1.) of the ONS Research Agenda must be addressed in response to this call for proposals:

F.1.3. Explicate the issues of adherence in all aspects of a plan of care, including clinical trial participation, medications such as oral chemotherapeutic agents, diet, and self-care strategies.
F.1.4. Evaluate strategies for the identification and prevention of adverse events related to treatment.
F.1.5. Develop or test interventions that support adherence to care.

Award :Pilot studies funded up to $75,000 and grants up to $150,000 will be awarded with a funding period of up to two years. First year funding will be available by May 2013. "No Cost Extensions" will not be available.

Eligibility: The principal investigator must be actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education, or research and be PhD- or DNSc-prepared. Membership in ONS is not required for eligibility.

If you have further questions, please contact the ONS Foundation Research Department at research@onsfoundation.org

Welcome to the Online ONS Foundation Adherence to Oral Chemotherapy Research Grant.

We have developed two instructional guides to assist you with your online application entry: