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, translational10/12/2026
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthindependent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational10/12/2026
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Healthindependent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational10/12/2026
(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, ESI10/16/2026
(NOSI): Mechanisms Driving Obesity and Prostate Cancer RiskNational Cancer Instituteprostate, risk, prevention1/8/2028
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)National Institutes of HealthFellowship, Postdoctoral, early-stage, mentor, 12/8/2026
NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Healthcareer transition, early stage investigators, mentored, postdoctoral10/12/2026
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
Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Healthpilot, conceptual, innovation, early stage10/20/2026
John Voight Memorial Leukemia Research GrantKids Beating CancerOAFS, pediatric, hematology, blood, malignancies, treatment resistance, relapse prevention, therapeutic, innovation7/3/202610/16/2026
Supporting Innovative Cancer ResearchThe Elsa U. Pardee FoundationOAFS, translational, detection, treatment, innovation, early stage, high risk, pilot, novel, exploratory12/1/2026
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 science10/14/2026
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 science10/14/2026
Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator AwardAmerican Cancer Society (ACS)OAFS, innovation, early stage, commercialization, technology, translational, innovation, drug12/1/2026
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
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, CDMRP, DOW, pilot, early stage, exploratory, career development7/13/202610/1/2026
Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Focused Pilot AwardDepartment of Defense (DoD)OAFS, CDMRP, DOW, Pancreatic cancer, pilot award, Early career, early stage9/16/202610/7/2026
Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Idea Development AwardDepartment of Defense (DoD)OAFS, CDMRP, DOW, Pancreatic cancer, pilot award, Early career, early stage, innovation7/7/202610/7/2026
Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Cancer Instituteclinician scientist, mentorship, career development, translational, academic, patient oriented10/12/2026
Neurofibromatosis - Exploration-Hypothesis Development AwardDepartment of Defense (DoD)OAFS, CDMRP, DOW, feasibility, high risk high reward, preliminary data, mechanistic biology, pilot9/8/20269/22/2026
Southern Thoracic Surgical Association (STSA) Resident Research AwardThoracic Surgery FoundationOAFS, resident education, surgical training, mentorship, translational, career development9/15/2026
TSF Resident Research Fellowship AwardThoracic Surgery FoundationOAFS, fellowship training, resident, mentorship, surgical innovation, academic, career development9/15/2026
CRI IGNITE AwardCancer Research InstituteOAFS, immunotherapy, feasibility, pilot, early stage, therapeutic, biomarkers, translational, innovative1/11/2027
Research Scholars Program in Solid TumorsGilead Research ScholarsOAFS, early-stage, early-career, solid tumors, career development, 11/3/2026
2024 Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator AwardDamon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationLimited, OAFS, clinical, early-stage10/30/2026
Glioblastoma Therapeutics Network (GTN) (U19 Clinical Trial Required) National Cancer Institutelimited, GBM, brain tumors, novel therapeutics, blood, targeted therapy, therapeutic, preclinical, treatment resistance, patient outcomes9/11/2026
RARE Grant Program (Research Accelerating RUNX1 Exploration)Alex's Lemonade Stand FoundationOAFS, pediatric, transcription, gene regulation, hematopoiesis, stem, mutation, leukemia, proliferation12/17/2026
Alain Carpentier Honoring Our Mentors ProgramAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)OAFS, resident, fellow, cardiac, training, career development12/2/2026
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