Career Development Award Special Competitions
This grant supports early-career clinical investigators in developing independent, patient-oriented cancer research programs focused on clinical or translational studies involving human subjects.
Funder: Conquer Cancer - the ASCO Foundation
Due Dates: March 12, 2026 | October 8, 2026 | January 28, 2027
Funding Amounts: $200,000 total over three years; supports personnel, research expenses, and travel.
Summary: Supports early-career clinical investigators in establishing independent, patient-oriented cancer research programs under mentorship.
Key Information: Research must focus on clinical or translational studies involving human subjects; in vitro or animal-only studies are not eligible.
Description
The Career Development Award Special Competitions, funded by Conquer Cancer – the ASCO Foundation, is designed to support early-career clinical investigators who have received their initial faculty appointment and are working to establish an independent clinical cancer research program. This mentored award is intended for researchers conducting patient-oriented studies, including clinical and/or translational research involving human subjects. Projects focused primarily on in vitro or animal studies are not eligible. Proposals from all areas of cancer research are welcome, with specific competitions sometimes dedicated to particular cancer types (e.g., ovarian cancer, triple negative breast cancer).
