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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 | 6/12/2026 | |
| 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 | 6/12/2026 | |
| 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 | 6/12/2026 | |
| 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 | 6/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, quantitative research development, clinical, early career | 6/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, quantitative research development, clinical, early career | 6/12/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short - Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35) | National Institutes of Health | Health Careers Opportunity Program, Cancer Symptom Management, Gene Editing, Cancer Survivorship, Training | 5/25/2026 | |
| 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 | 6/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 6/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 6/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 6/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 6/12/2026 | |
| Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required | National Institutes of Health | mentored, research development, clinical, early career | 6/12/2026 | |
| (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 | 8/8/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33) | National Institutes of Health | physician scientist career development | 8/8/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) | National Institutes of Health | Fellowship, Postdoctoral, early-stage, mentor, | 8/8/2026 | |
| Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) | National Institutes of Health | Early-stage, predoctoral, training, clinical, fellowship, physician | 8/8/2026 | |
| 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 | 8/8/2026 | |
| 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 | 6/12/2026 | |
| 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 | |
| CRI Immuno-Informatics Postdoctoral Fellowship | Cancer Research Institute | OAFS, immunology, data science, computational immunology, training, genomics, quantitative biology, career development, high throughput, omics | 9/1/2026 | |
| CRI Irvington Postdoctoral Fellowship Program | Cancer Research Institute | OAFS, immunotherapy, cell signaling, tumor, microenvironment, biology, training | 9/1/2026 | |
| Robert G. Owens Memorial Leukemia Research Grant | Kids Beating Cancer | OAFS, pediatric, leukemia, early career, translational, clinical | 7/3/2026 | 10/16/2026 |
| 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 | |
| AACR-AstraZeneca Career Development Award for Physician-Scientists, in Honor of José Baselga | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, career development, training, translational, drug development, targeted therapy, clinical, mentorship, early career | 4/14/2026 | 8/4/2026 |
| DIPG Research Fellowship Grant | ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation | OAFS, Pediatric, Sarcoma, predoctoral, postdoc, mentorship, brain tumor, career development, training | 6/8/2026 | 9/2/2026 |
| Thoracic Surgical Oncology Clinical Trial Research Training Fellowship | American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) | OAFS, training, career development, clinical, mentor, multidisciplinary | 7/2/2026 | |
| Early Career Investigator Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | OAFS, Career development, training, early career, early stage investigator, junior faculty, mentorship, pilot, seed, innovation | 3/25/2026 | 6/10/2026 |
| Mentored Investigator Grant | Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance | OAFS, laboratory, clinical, epidemiologic, health services, ovarian, mentor, career development, training | 3/25/2026 | 6/10/2026 |
| AATS Foundation Research Scholarship | American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) | OAFS, thoracic, training, career development, cardiothoracic, translation | 12/1/2026 | |
| Young Investigator International Award in Pediatric Cancer Drug Development | CureSearch for Children's Cancer | OAFS, early career, translational, clinical, career development, training, international, pediatric, therapeutics, pharmacology, international, collaboration, mentorship | 4/14/2026 | 7/16/2026 |
| NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early - Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) | National Cancer Institute | Limited, early-stage, postdoctoral, cancer control, cancer prevention, data science | 6/15/2026 | |
| NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early - Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | National Cancer Institute | Limited, early-stage, postdoctoral, cancer control, cancer prevention, data science | 6/15/2026 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships | American Cancer Society (ACS) | OAFS, early career, training, mentorship, laboratory science, translational, molecular biology, career development, biomedical, innovation | 6/1/2026 | |
| Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) | American Cancer Society (ACS) | OAFS, training, physician scientists, clinical, translational, mentor, early career, career development | 6/1/2026 | |
| Research Scholar Grants | American Cancer Society (ACS) | OAFS, independent investigator, basic science, epidemiology, behavioral studies, early career | 6/1/2026 | |
| Developing Educational Initiatives for Implementation and Therapy Management of B-cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) Bi-Specific Antibodies (BsAbs) in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) | Pfizer | OAFS, therapy, initiatives, myeloma, clinical, training, treatment, community, hematologic, patient care, multidisciplinary | 5/18/2026 | |
| Emerging Leader Award | Mark Foundation for Cancer Research | OAFS, Innovative, leadership, high impact, high risk, translational, early career, novel | 4/30/2026 | 7/30/2026 |
| Seed Grant Program | Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research | OAFS, pancreas, pancreatic, treatment, therapy, biology, detection, basic science, treatment, early career, seed | 5/15/2026 | |
| R Accelerated Grant | Alex's Lemonade Stand | OAFS, early career, early stage, pediatric | 6/11/2026 | |
| 'A' Award Grant | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | OAFS, pediatric, innovation, early career, early stage | 6/16/2026 | |
| AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer | American Gastroenterological Association | OAFS, early career, career development, treatment, digestive system, gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, biomarkers, pathogenesis, therapeutic, molecular biology | 9/15/2026 | |
| Emerging Oncology Leaders Research Grant | Florida Society of Clinical Oncology | OAFS, early career, career development, fellowship, training, translational, innovation, prevention, palliative, care, health systems, mentorship | 6/1/2026 | |
| Postdoctoral Fellowships | Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance | OAFS, postdoctoral, training, early career, mentorship, career development | 5/18/2026 | |
| AACR-Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship | American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) | OAFS, Fellowship, kidney, RCC, physician-scientists, postdoctoral, clinical, translational | 6/11/2026 | |
| Track 1: Research grant or fellowship projects | Prevention Cancer Foundation | OAFS, community, impact, prevention, detection, screening, population, fellowship, training, career development | 5/20/2026 | |
| Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | OAFS, postdoctoral fellows, mentorship, innovation | 7/15/2026 | |
| Fellowship Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | OAFS, postdoctoral, training, career development | 8/14/2026 | |
| Quantitative Biology Fellowship Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | OAFS, Nanotechnology, Brain Disorders, Biomedical Systems, Biomarkers | 12/1/2026 | |
| Physician-Scientist Training Award | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | OAFS, Training, physician-scientist, career development | 12/1/2026 | |
| Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Academy – Early-Career Investigator Award | Department of Defense (DoD) | OAFS, early career, clinical trial, mentorship, training, career development, ovarian | 9/15/2026 | 10/1/2026 |
| Ovarian Cancer Academy – EarlyCareer Investigator Award | Department of Defense (DoD) | OAFS, early career, mentorship, training, career development, ovarian | 9/15/2026 | 10/1/2026 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Focused Pilot Award | Department of Defense (DoD) | OAFS, Pancreatic cancer, pilot award, Early career, early stage | 9/16/2026 | 10/7/2026 |
| Pancreatic Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award | Department of Defense (DoD) | OAFS, Pancreatic cancer, pilot award, Early career, early stage, innovation | 7/7/2026 | 10/7/2026 |
| Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 | Department of Defense (DoD) | OAFS, innovative, high impact, early career, translational, clinical, career development, breast | 6/24/2026 | 7/8/2026 |
| Breast Cancer Research Program Era of Hope Scholar Award | Department of Defense (DoD) | OAFS, early career, innovative, leadership, translational, clinical, career development | 6/24/2026 | 7/8/2026 |
| Macy Faculty Scholars Program in Medicine and Nursing | Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation | Limited, OAFS, Faculty scholars, Medical education, Nursing research, Career advancement, early career | 6/2/2026 | |
| Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program | National Cancer Institute | Fellowship, training, career development, postdoctoral | 8/6/2026 |
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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