Research Project · Cancer research, clinical and translational research, cancer prevention, epidemiology, and health services research
Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundationwww.damonrunyon.org (opens in a new tab)Catalog updated
- Amount
- $600,000
- Program type
- Research Project
- Field
- Cancer research, clinical and translational research, cancer prevention, epidemiology, and health services research
- Eligible career stages
- early-career faculty
About this program
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation’s Clinical Investigator Award supports independent young physician-scientists conducting innovative, disease-oriented clinical, translational, outcomes, or cancer-prevention research. The three-year award provides $600,000 ($200,000 annually) for research support, including salary, personnel, equipment, and supplies, with up to $100,000 in qualifying medical school debt repayment. Applicants must hold an MD, DO, or MD/PhD, be U.S. Board eligible and medically licensed, occupy an independent Assistant Professor-equivalent position at a U.S. institution, and apply within four years of appointment through an invited institutional nomination. Candidates must commit at least 80% effort to research, work with an eligible mentor, and submit applications by January 19, 2027, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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