Funder: Society of Surgical Oncology Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Applications due)
Funding Amounts: $150,000 over two years ($75,000 per year)
Summary: Supports surgical oncologists conducting hypothesis-driven, patient-focused clinical and translational research.
Key Information: Applicants must be SSO U.S. members in good standing within eight years of completing fellowship or related training.
Description
The Society of Surgical Oncology Foundation’s Clinical Investigator Award supports patient-focused research conducted by surgical oncologists in clinical and translational science. The program promotes investigator-initiated cancer research and advances in surgical cancer care and patient outcomes. Projects should be hypothesis-driven and clinical or translational in nature, rather than bench science.
SSO offers an any-topic award and the Lisa Kurtz Luciano Appendix Cancer and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Clinical Investigator Award, supported by the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation (ACPMP). Ideal applicants are early- to mid-career investigators with a track record of peer-reviewed research funding who seek additional extramural support. The program is not intended as a career development award for investigators initiating their research careers.
