CRI Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program

About this program

The Cancer Research Institute’s Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) supports innovative cancer immunology research that bridges laboratory discoveries and clinical application, with clear potential for patient benefit. Awards provide $300,000 over two years, with a possible additional $300,000 for exceptional progress; projects addressing chordoma may receive co-funding from the Chordoma Foundation. Applicants must hold, or have institutional confirmation of, a tenure-track assistant professor or higher faculty appointment by award activation; there are no citizenship restrictions, but research cannot be conducted at for-profit institutions. Letters of intent are due December 1, 2026, and invited full proposals are due March 12, 2027.