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: $340,000 over three years, paid in annual increments of $113,333; three awards available
Summary: Supports mentored physician-scientists establishing independent careers in patient-oriented clinical breast cancer research.
Key Information: Applicants must be in years one through four of a full-time primary faculty appointment and commit at least 50% effort to research.
Description
Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, administers this mentored award for clinical investigators establishing independent research careers after their initial faculty appointment. Funded by the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, the program supports physician-scientists developing a long-term commitment to breast cancer research. U.S. and international applicants may apply.
Projects must involve human subjects and have a patient-oriented clinical breast cancer focus. Eligible work includes 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 when clinically relevant. Projects must be developed with a patient advocate, reflect patients’ needs, and identify measurable outcomes achievable within the three-year award term.
