Funder: American Gastroenterological Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: One award of $130,000 over two years ($65,000 annually)
Summary: Supports fellows’ clinical or translational gastroesophageal cancer research and career development toward independent faculty careers.
Key Information: Applicants must dedicate at least 50% effort to the project and have an AGA-member mentor.
Description
The AGA Research Foundation administers this fellowship-to-faculty transition award with support from the Torrey Coast Foundation. It protects research time for clinical and postdoctoral fellows preparing for independent careers in gastroenterology. Projects must address the epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis, treatment or patient outcomes of gastroesophageal cancer. The goal is to help investigators generate preliminary data and gain experience that strengthens their competitiveness for academic research appointments.
Clinical research may involve participants, clinical data or health care delivery. Translational research turns observations from the laboratory, clinic or community into improved diagnostics and therapeutics. It may use human biospecimens, human data or preclinical models directly testing human disease-relevant biology. Mentored research and a career development plan support the transition to scientific independence.
