Funder: ASCENT Consortium
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Invited full proposals) | August 2027 (Letter of Intent)
Funding Amounts: $150,000 annually in direct costs for two years, plus allowable 8% F&A; maximum $162,000 annually
Summary: Supports early-career investigators developing independent palliative care research careers through protected time, mentorship, training, and research funding.
Key Information: U.S. citizenship or permanent residency and at least 50% protected research and career-development effort are required.
Description
The Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium supports early-career investigators establishing independent research careers in palliative care. The Research Scholar Award provides protected time, mentorship, training, and research support to help scholars compete for larger, extramurally funded awards. The program aims to strengthen the palliative care workforce across disciplines, institutions, and geographic locations.
Research must address seriously ill patients and their professional or family/lay caregivers within ASCENT’s priority areas. These encompass methods and measurement, physical and psychosocial symptoms and spiritual concerns, health systems, communication, and palliative care delivery models. Projects may use clinical trials, observational studies, secondary analyses, health services research, qualitative research, or mixed methods. The program includes populations with disproportionately high palliative care needs or barriers to accessing services.
