Program Overview
The Stanford Cancer Center Clinical Innovation Fund (CIF) seeks to drive and fund innovative projects designed to elevate the quality of care, enhance the patient/provider experience, and expand Stanford Cancer Center outreach & growth as aligned with Stanford Cancer Transformation.
CIF accepts submissions monthly. Please visit the CIF website to learn more about the CIF Application Process.
Proposals should be designed to:
- Enhance the patient & provider experience
- Improve quality of care in outpatient/inpatient setting
- Promote clinical outreach and Cancer Center volume growth
- Increase value of care by reducing costs while improving patient care
- Promote physician, nursing, and APP education around cancer and overall care delivery
When preparing your proposal for submission, it is important to keep the following items in mind:
- Eligibility is open to Cancer Service Line (CSL) providers (MD & APP), nursing staff (coordinators, clinical), and administrators/managers. Non-CSL affiliated personnel who are interested in submitting a CIF proposal must align their project with a CSL member or affiliate as an active PI or Co-PI for the proposal to be considered for funding.
- Total project budget for the proposal cannot exceed $150,000.
- Total project salaries for faculty physicians and benefits cannot exceed 10% of the total budget requested.
- Supplemental information is encouraged any format (.doc, .ppt , .pdf, .jpeg, .mp4, .wav, etc.). Additional supplements can be added to an application that has already been submitted.
