Career Development Award Special Competitions
Career Development Award Special Competitions support early-career clinical investigators in mentored, patient-oriented cancer research to build independent research programs.
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Funder: Conquer Cancer - the ASCO Foundation
Due Dates: January 28, 2027, 11:59 PM ET (Full application) | February 18, 2027 (Post-submission materials)
Funding Amounts: $200,000 over three years per award; one award each in ovarian cancer and cancer prevention
Summary: Supports mentored, patient-oriented cancer research by early-career clinical investigators establishing independent research programs.
Key Information: Ovarian cancer applicants may work worldwide; cancer prevention applicants must be based in the United States.
Description
Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, offers Career Development Award Special Competitions to help clinical investigators with initial faculty appointments establish independent clinical cancer research programs. For 2027, dedicated funding supports ovarian cancer research and cancer prevention and control. Each project is conducted under an experienced scientific mentor.
The awards support hypothesis-driven, patient-oriented clinical research and/or translational research involving human subjects. Eligible work can include epidemiologic and behavioral studies, quality-of-care research, outcomes research, and health services research. Proposals predominantly focused on in vitro or animal studies are not allowed, even if clinically relevant. Projects must reflect patient needs, involve a patient advocate in development, and have measurable outcomes and a realistic three-year completion timeline.
