Development Opportunities for Early Stage Investigators

TitleOrganizationKeywordsLOI Due DateApplication Due Date
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)National Institutes of Healthindependent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational6/12/2026
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthindependent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational6/12/2026
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Healthindependent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational6/12/2026
(NOSI): Advancing Precision Imaging for Enhanced Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral LesionsNational Institutes of Healthprecision medicine, imaging, oral lesions, diagnosis, treatment9/8/2027
Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Cancer InstituteExploratory, Early-stage, cancer control, novel, ESI6/16/2026
(NOSI): Mechanisms Driving Obesity and Prostate Cancer RiskNational Cancer Instituteprostate, risk, prevention1/8/2028
Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Healthearly stage investigators, pilot feasibility, data analysis, biomedical5/15/20267/14/2026
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Postdoctoral, early-stage, mentor, 8/8/2026
NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthcareer transition, early stage investigators, mentored, postdoctoral6/12/2026
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Human Required)National Institutes of Healthearly stage investigator, new investigator, basic science, human studies, experimental biology, foundational science, exploratory studies, career development5/27/2026
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthearly stage investigator, new investigator, laboratory science, non clinical trial, mechanistic studies, experimental biology, career development5/27/2026
Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthresidency, physician scientist, training, early career, mentored projects, workforce development, career development10/13/2026
Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP)American Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, innovation, early stage6/1/2026
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Healthpilot, conceptual, innovation, early stage6/18/2026
John Voight Memorial Leukemia Research GrantKids Beating CancerOAFS, pediatric, hematology, blood, malignancies, treatment resistance, relapse prevention, therapeutic, innovation7/3/202610/16/2026
Early Career Investigator GrantOvarian Cancer Research AllianceOAFS, Career development, training, early career, early stage investigator, junior faculty, mentorship, pilot, seed, innovation3/25/20266/10/2026
Supporting Innovative Cancer ResearchThe Elsa U. Pardee FoundationOAFS, translational, detection, treatment, innovation, early stage, high risk, pilot, novel, exploratory8/31/2026
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early - Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)National Cancer InstituteLimited, early-stage, postdoctoral, cancer control, cancer prevention, data science6/15/2026
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early - Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Cancer InstituteLimited, early-stage, postdoctoral, cancer control, cancer prevention, data science6/15/2026
Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator AwardAmerican Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, innovation, early stage, commercialization, technology, translational, innovation, drug6/1/2026
Biology to Prevention Award (CRUK)American Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, risk reduction, carcinogenesis, molecular pathways, early detection, prevention, biomarkers, intervention, biology6/11/20266/18/2026
Homerun GrantThe Cure Starts NowOAFS, clinical, basic science, translational, collaborative, pilot, seed, early stage, innovative, 6/1/2026
R Accelerated GrantAlex's Lemonade StandOAFS, early career, early stage, pediatric 6/11/2026
'A' Award GrantAlex's Lemonade Stand FoundationOAFS, pediatric, innovation, early career, early stage6/16/2026
AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric CancerAmerican Gastroenterological AssociationOAFS, established investigator, novel, pathobiology, gastric biology, stomach, tumors, gastrointestinal, biomarkers, pathogenesis, therapeutic, molecular9/15/2026
AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive CancerAmerican Gastroenterological AssociationOAFS, early career, career development, treatment, digestive system, gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, biomarkers, pathogenesis, therapeutic, molecular biology9/15/2026
2026 THRIVE Award CycleTHRIVEOAFS, translational, seed, early stage, pilot, population, community, engagement, global health, capacity building, education, outreach, implementation5/11/20267/13/2026
Young Investigators (YIA) Pediatric Brain TumorsAmerican Society of Clinical OncologyOAFS, pediatric, brain, tumor, children, career development, early stage investigator, neuro, mentorship, translationa7/15/2026
Gateway Traditional Grant ProgramGateway for Cancer ResearchOAFS, early phase, clinical trials, pilot, feasibility, hypothesis, preliminary data, investigator initiated, seed5/15/2026
V Scholar (Adult) Cancer Research AwardV Foundation for Cancer ResearchOAFS, limited, early-stage investigator, laboratory-based, fundamental, translational, basic science5/22/2026
David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator AwardAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)OAFS, Surgical residents, cancer research, pilot studies12/1/2026
Ovarian Cancer Research Program Pilot AwardDepartment of Defense (DoD)OAFS, pilot, early stage, exploratory, career development7/13/202610/1/2026
Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Focused Pilot AwardDepartment of Defense (DoD)OAFS, Pancreatic cancer, pilot award, Early career, early stage9/16/202610/7/2026
Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Idea Development AwardDepartment of Defense (DoD)OAFS, Pancreatic cancer, pilot award, Early career, early stage, innovation7/7/202610/7/2026
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