Funding innovative ideas to fuel great discoveries
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center, a research enterprise affiliated with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has received a $547,500 anonymous planned gift to provide ongoing funding for early-stage projects in novel and promising areas of study.
"Private funding for early-stage projects helps ensure innovative ideas are given the support they need to be tested through research. This funding is essential as too often preliminary research is not eligible for federal grant funding," said Dr. Michele Carbone, director of the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center.
By providing resources to support pilot study exploration, the donor is creating a vital source of funding for the most promising researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center whose innovative ideas may lead to research breakthroughs in the prevention and treatment of cancer.
"This gift will help the Cancer Center achieve several important objectives; it will reward the innovative work of our researchers who will compete for an award; it will provide the Cancer Center with the resources to support pilot study exploration; and as an endowed fund, it will do so in perpetuity," said Dr. Carbone. "We are most grateful for this very generous gift that will fund the research taking place within our state-of-the-art facility currently under construction."
For more information about how you can support the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, please contact Kristi Bates at (808) 564-5815 or [email protected] or you can give online at www.uhfoundation.org/GivetoCancerCenter.
To find out more about charitable estate and gift planning, please contact the UH Foundation Office of Estate and Gift Planning at 808 376-7800 or [email protected].
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The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center is one of 65 centers in the nation designated by the National Cancer Institute. Affiliated with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the Center is dedicated to advancing cancer research, public education and community outreach.
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa serves approximately 20,000 students pursuing more than 225 different degrees. Coming from every Hawaiian island, every state in the nation, and more than 100 countries, UH Mānoa students matriculate in an enriching environment for the global exchange of ideas. For more information, visit manoa.hawaii.edu.
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