Frequently Asked Questions

Eligibility

Yes, regardless of your nationality, you are eligible to receive a Foundation Research Grant as long as you train, practice and conduct research in the United States.

Yes, past grant recipients are eligible to serve as co-investigator; however, they are not eligible to apply as primary investigators unless they received their grant as a resident or fellow.

Yes, instructors, associate professors and assistant professors are all eligible to apply for Foundation grants so long as they are not full professors.

Yes, provided they have a co-sponsor who is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist who is an SGO member.

Yes, an individual may be the co-investigator for more than one grant.

Yes.

Yes.

Application

No, the application itself serves as the cover letter.

No. Abstracts are due by 11:59 PM CT on October 1, 2026. If you are invited to submit a full proposal, it will be due by 11:59 PM CT on December 9, 2026.

Yes, at least one. No more than three (3) letters of support should be included.

All grant monies are made payable in a check to the recipient’s institution. The Foundation is responsible for submitting the institution’s federal identification number for tax purposes at the end of the year.

No, all applications will be considered for all grants they are eligible for.

No.

The NIH biosketch format is preferred.

12pt Times New Roman or Arial font with 1/2 inch margins

No, references do not contribute to the five page count but should be included in the document.

Yes, a bibliography should be submitted as a separate supplemental document.

Budget

Indirect costs include, but are not limited to: administrative costs of the university and the usual criteria established for grant overhead or other costs, such as laboratory space. Indirect costs can be included to a max of 10% of the total budget. A majority of the grant monies must be devoted to the active research project.

Yes, please include the name, role, % of effort on project, institution base salary, fringe benefits, and amount of salary requested for each person.

Maximum of 10% of effort per investigator/co-investigator can be budgeted for personnel costs

Mentor personnel costs maximum is capped at 5%. (Not allowed for gyn-onc fellows).

Yes.

Yes, provide justification.

Funds can be used for publication fees at a max of $2,500. Travel expenses are allowed in the budget, so long as they’re reasonable.

If you have any questions that are not answered in this section, please contact research@sgo.org.