Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Members (RFT)
CPRIT's RFT grant supports Texas institutions in recruiting top early-career cancer researchers for their first tenure-track faculty positions.
Funder: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas
Due Dates: June 21, 2027 (Application Receipt Window deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,000,000 total over 5 years (institutional recruitment award)
Summary: Supports Texas institutions in recruiting top early-career cancer researchers for their first tenure-track faculty positions.
Description
This grant program enables Texas-based academic and research institutions to recruit highly promising, early-career investigators for their first tenure-track faculty appointments in Texas. The goal is to strengthen the state's cancer research ecosystem by providing institutions with resources to offer competitive start-up packages to outstanding candidates, fostering innovation and expanding research capacity in all areas of cancer research aligned with the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) mission.
