Career Development Award Special Competitions
Supports early-stage clinical investigators in launching independent, patient-focused clinical cancer research under mentorship, emphasizing direct human studies and translational research.
Funder: Conquer Cancer - the ASCO Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $200,000 total over three years; supports personnel, research expenses, and travel.
Summary: Supports early-stage clinical investigators in establishing independent, patient-focused clinical cancer research programs under mentorship.
Key Information: U.S. physicians within their first to fourth year of full-time clinical faculty appointment are eligible.
Description
The Career Development Award Special Competition provides three years of support to early-stage clinical investigators who have recently received their first faculty appointment. The award is designed to help recipients establish independent clinical cancer research programs with a direct patient focus. Research must be patient-oriented, involving clinical studies or translational research with human subjects, and is conducted under the guidance of a scientific mentor. Proposals focused primarily on in vitro or animal studies are not eligible. Dedicated cycles may focus on specific cancer types, such as triple negative breast cancer.
