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| Title | Organization | Keywords | LOI Due Date | Application Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (NOSI): Research Supplements to Promote Re - Entry, Re - integration into, and Re - training in Health - Related Research Careers (Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | Research Supplements, Re-entry, Re-integration, Re-training, Health-Related Research Careers, Clinical Trial Not Allowed | 10/8/2026 | |
| NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) | National Institutes of Health | independent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational | 2/12/2026 | |
| NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | independent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational | 2/12/2026 | |
| NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | independent, basic experimental, early career, early stage, transition, translational | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, quantitative research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, quantitative research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, quantitative research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient - Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | mid-career health professionals, patient-oriented research, mentor junior investigators, Early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient - Oriented Research (Parent K24 Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | mid-career researchers, clinician-scientists, independent research careers, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) | National Cancer Institute | Biomedical Informatics, Cancer Informatics, Health Data Management, Cancer Research | 6/18/0275 | |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 2/12/2026 | |
| (NOSI): Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship Awards to Support Training in Research Related to Down Syndrome as Part of the INCLUDE Project | National Institutes of Health | fellowship, training | 9/8/2027 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) | National Institutes of Health | doctorate training, predoctoral fellows, translational, clinical training, career development | 4/8/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33) | National Institutes of Health | physician scientist career development | 4/8/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) | National Institutes of Health | Fellowship, Postdoctoral, early-stage, mentor, | 4/8/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) | National Institutes of Health | Early-stage, predoctoral, training, clinical, fellowship, physician | 4/8/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH - Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual - Degree Training Programs (Parent F30) | National Institutes of Health | Early-stage, predoctoral, training, clinical, fellowship, physician | 4/8/2026 | |
| NIDCR Dual Degree Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | career transition, early stage investigators, mentored, postdoctoral | 2/12/2026 | |
| Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | residency, physician scientist, training, early career, mentored projects, workforce development, career development | 10/13/2026 | |
| AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, Basic Cancer Research, Cancer Research Award, peer-reviewed, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, early-stage | 11/4/2025 | 3/3/2026 |
| ASTRO-AAPM Physics Resident/Post-Doctoral Fellow Seed Grant | American Association of Physicists In Medicine | OAFS, medical physics, radiation, dosimetry, imaging, technology, treatment, radiobiology, early career, innovation, pilot, development | 3/11/2026 | |
| CRI Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship | Cancer Research Institute | OAFS, immunology, data science, computational immunology, training, genomics, quantitative biology, career development, high throughput, omics | 3/2/2026 | |
| Early Career in Supportive Care Program | Rising Tide Foundation | OAFS, interventional, clinical trials, supportive care, quality of life, young investigators, career development | 10/30/2025 | 3/1/2026 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation and Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance-AACR Career Development Award | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, lobular, carcinoma, early career investigators, translational, biomarker, treatment, training | 12/16/2025 | 4/7/2026 |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, early career, basic, translational, clinical, population,therapeutic | 12/16/2025 | 4/7/2026 |
| IMS Career Development Award | International Myeloma Society | OAFS, plasma cell dyscrasias, multiple myeloma, early career, translational, career development | 1/30/2026 | |
| Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR NextGen Grant for Transformative Cancer Research in Honor of Nancy E. Davidson, MD | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, heterogeneity, early career, innovation, therapy, molecular subtypes, translational, treatment, high risk, career development | 12/18/2025 | 4/7/2026 |
| AACR-Think Forward Foundation Career Development Award | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, early career, career development, translational, physician scientist, therapeutic, innovation, clinical, mentorship, pilot | 12/18/2025 | 4/7/2026 |
| Fellowship Awards | Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund) | OAFS, early-stage, post doctoral, career development | 2/2/2026 | |
| Basic Research Fellowships | American Brain Tumor Association | OAFS, postdoctoral, training, early career, biology, mentorship | 12/10/2025 | 3/30/2026 |
| Medical Student Summer Fellowships | American Brain Tumor Association | OAFS, physician scientist, training, neuroscience, mentorship | 12/10/2025 | 3/30/2026 |
| AACR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Research Fellowship | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, thoracic tumors, molecular subtypes, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, preclinical, early career, training | 1/22/2026 | 5/7/2026 |
| ASTRO-AAPM Physics Residents/ Postdoctoral Fellows Seed Grant | American Society for Radiation Oncology | OAFS, physics, radiation, imaging, technology, training | 3/18/2026 | |
| CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | Cancer Research Institute | OAFS, immunotherapy, cell signaling, tumor, microenvironment, biology, training | 3/2/2026 | |
| Young Investigator (YIG) Grant | Breast Cancer Alliance | Limited, OAFS, early career, pilot, innovation, career development, training, mentorship | 2/25/2026 | |
| AACR-EMD Serono “I’M IN” Oncodisparity Fellowship for Bladder Cancer | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, population, outcomes | 2/24/2026 | |
| Pamela Delp Polashenski M.D. Breast Cancer Research Trainee Grant | Breast Cancer Coalition | OAFS, graduate, postdoctoral, mentorship, training, career development | 3/2/2026 | |
| Fellowship Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | OAFS, postdoctoral, training, career development | 3/16/2026 | |
| Early Career Research Grants | National Psoriasis Foundation | OAFS, mentorship, pilot, career development, training | 1/30/2026 | |
| Psoriatic Disease Research Fellowships | National Psoriasis Foundation | OAFS, pathology, inflammatory, skin, joint, interactions, training, career development | 1/30/2026 | |
| Robert G. Owens Memorial Leukemia Research Grant | Kids Beating Cancer | OAFS, pediatric, leukemia, early career, translational, clinical | 7/3/2026 | 10/16/2026 |
| The Distinguished Scientist Award | The Sontag Foundation | OAFS, early career, career development, trainning, mentorship, multidisciplinary, brain tumor, translational | 3/18/2026 | |
| Career Development Award | LUNGevity | OAFS, early-stage, translational, mentorship, training | 2/17/2026 | 5/11/2026 |
| VA Research Scholar Award | LUNGevity | OAFS, veterans, early detection, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, screening, population, postdoctoral, fellow, translational, experimental, mentorship, career development | 2/17/2026 | 5/11/2026 |
| Research Grant | The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation | OAFS, early career, innovation, biomedical, therapeutics | 3/20/2026 | |
| Young Investigator Awards | Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) | OAFS, early career, career development, basic science, translational, clinical, quality of care, quality of life, patient outcomes, mentorship | 2/23/2026 | |
| Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | OAFS, pediatric, fellowship, mentorship, early career, innovative, basic science, clinical, career development | 8/15/2026 | |
| Damon Runyon-Scholars Program for Advancing Research and Knowledge | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | OAFS, training, early career scientists, biomedical, education, mentorship, career development | 2/2/2026 |
For opportunities with Letter of Intent (LOI) due date listed, the LOI is required for full application submission. Please refer to RFA for details.
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