Development Opportunities for Early Stage Investigators

TitleOrganizationKeywordsLOI Due DateApplication Due Date
(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, ESI9/16/202510/16/2025
(NOSI): Mechanisms Driving Obesity and Prostate Cancer RiskNational Cancer Instituteprostate, risk, prevention1/8/2028
Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthCancer Immunotherapy, B Cell Malignancies, Immunotherapeutic Interventions, Cancer Research10/16/2025
Mechanistic links between diet, lipid metabolism, and tumor growth and progression (UH2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthGut, Diet, digestive, lipids, biology, early-stage, biochemistry9/23/202510/23/2025
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, biomedical9/19/202511/18/2025
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
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
Unmet Need and Emerging Data in Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC)PfizerOAFS, biomarker validation, therapeutic resistance, disease heterogeneity, translationalt, clinical implementation11/12/2025
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