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, translational2/12/2026
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthindependent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational2/12/2026
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Healthindependent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational2/12/2026
(NOSI): Advancing Precision Imaging for Enhanced Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral LesionsNational Institutes of Healthprecision medicine, imaging, oral lesions, diagnosis, treatment9/8/2027
(NOSI): Mechanisms Driving Obesity and Prostate Cancer RiskNational Cancer Instituteprostate, risk, prevention1/8/2028
David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator AwardAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)OAFS, Surgical residents, cancer research, pilot studies12/2/2025
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, 12/8/2025
NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthcareer transition, early stage investigators, mentored, postdoctoral2/12/2026
Crazy 8 Initiative Grant Program on Pediatric Brain TumorsAlex's Lemonade Stand Foundation OAFS, Pediatric, oncogenesis, surveillance, treatment, genetics, discovery, genotype, phenotype, tumor11/5/20254/28/2026
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 development1/27/2026
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 development1/27/2026
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
IASLC Young Investigator GrantInternational Lung Cancer FoundationOAFS, Early-stage lung cancer researchers, translational research1/8/2026
Discovery Boost Grants (DBG)American Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, high risk, innovation, pilot, novel, early stage12/1/2025
Biology to Prevention Award (CRUK)American Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, risk reduction, carcinogenesis, molecular pathways, early detection, prevention, biomarkers, intervention, biology12/4/2025
Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator AwardAmerican Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, innovation, early stage12/1/2025
Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP)American Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, innovation, early stage6/1/2026
AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research FellowshipAmerican Association for Cancer Research (AACR)OAFS, Basic Cancer Research, Cancer Research Award, peer-reviewed, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, early-stage11/4/20253/3/2026
ASTRO-AAPM Physics Resident/Post-Doctoral Fellow Seed GrantAmerican Association of Physicists In Medicine OAFS, medical physics, radiation, dosimetry, imaging, technology, treatment, radiobiology, early career, innovation, pilot, development3/11/2026
ASTRO Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed GrantAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)OAFS, early career, training, radiation, therapy, mentorship, pilot, innovation, clinical outcomes, radiobiology, career development1/26/2026
ASTRO-LUNGevity Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed GrantAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)OAFS, lung, radiation therapy, biomarkers, immunotherapy, early career, training, pilot, treatment, outcomes, precision medicine, translational, career development1/26/2026
Translational Research GrantsInternational Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF)OAFS, cellular vulnerabilities, resistance, preclinical, novel, immunotherapy, molecular pathways, therapeutic, preclinical11/28/20252/27/2026
2024 Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator AwardDamon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationOAFS, Limited, clinical, early-stage12/10/2025
Fellowship AwardsJane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund)OAFS, early-stage, post doctoral, career development2/2/2026
Grants for Mesothelioma ResearchMesothelioma Applied Research FoundationOAFS, Early-stage, career development, novel therapies, diversity, biology, screening, outcomes, 12/15/2025
New Investigator Research Grant ProgramLeukemia Research FoundationOAFS, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Translational Research, early-stage, ESI2/6/20264/13/2026
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