Research Opportunities

To learn more about the process of requesting access to the SCCS resource for data analyses or ancillary studies, please see the guidelines for the use of SCCS resources.  Applications can be submitted through the SCCS Online Request System. For information about using the SCCS Online Request System, please see this tutorial. If you have questions please click on the “Contact us” link at the bottom of this page. 

Research opportunities within the SCCS cohort abound.  The SCCS provides a unique resource for new investigations studying determinants of the higher rates and poorer outcomes not just of cancer but also of various other chronic diseases among African Americans, and for determining contributors to health disparities.  SCCS data are available to qualified researchers for approved scientific uses.  

Applications for access to SCCS data, biospecimens, and ancillary studies are reviewed monthly by the SCCS Data and Biospecimen Use Committee and must be submitted by the deadlines listed below: ​

Committee Meeting Date	Submission Due by 6 pm ET	Slides for Presentation Due by 1 pm ET *	Response to Committee Due by 1 pm ET	Presentation to Committee at 10 am ET *	Notice of Committee Decision
12/6/2022	11/15/2022	12/5/2022	12/5/2022	12/6/2022	12/7/2022
1/10/2023	12/13/2022	1/9/2023	1/9/2023	1/10/2023	1/11/2023
2/7/2023	1/24/2023	2/6/2023	2/6/2023	2/7/2023	2/8/2023
3/7/2023	2/21/2023	3/6/2023	3/6/2023	3/7/2023	3/8/2023
4/4/2023	3/21/2023	4/3/2023	4/3/2023	4/4/2023	4/5/2023
5/2/2023	4/18/2023	5/1/2023	5/1/2023	5/2/2023	5/3/2023
6/6/2023	5/16/2023	6/5/2023	6/5/2023	6/6/2023	6/7/2023
7/11/2023	6/20/2023	7/10/2023	7/10/2023	7/11/2023	7/12/2023
8/1/2023	7/18/2023	7/31/2023	7/31/2023	8/1/2023	8/2/2023
9/12/2023	8/22/2023	9/11/2023	9/11/2023	9/12/2023	9/13/2023
10/3/2023	9/19/2023	10/2/2023	10/2/2023	10/3/2023	10/4/2023
11/7/2023	10/24/2023	11/6/2023	11/6/2023	11/7/2023	11/8/2023
12/5/2023	11/14/2023	12/4/2023	12/4/2023	12/5/2023	12/6/2023

 

                                             *Required for Ancillary and Biospecimen requests

The SCCS study team welcomes inquiries and interest in collaborations to help fully utilize this national resource.