early career

NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) - October 2025 Deadline

Request Ticket // Limit: 4* (see below) // Tickets Available: 3

Cancer Data Science // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1

Cancer Control Science // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0
S. Yeo (Public Health - Competitive Resubmission) 

Molecular Precision/Cancer Prevention // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1 

External Deadline
10/14/2025
Internal Deadline
Aug. 6

Kinship Foundation: 2026 Searle Scholars Program

Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0

M.M. Kaelberer (Physiology)

Program Overview
The Searle Scholars Program supports research of outstanding individuals who have recently begun their appointment at the assistant professor level, and whose appointment is their first tenure-track position at a participating academic or research institution. Today, 168 institutions are invited to participate in the Program.

External Deadline
9/30/2025
Internal Deadline
July 16

2025 Macy Faculty Scholars Program

Limit: 3* // Tickets Available: 2

The University of Arizona may submit a total of three nominations:

  • One from the College of Medicine - Tucson // Tickets Available: 0
    Y. Shirai (Family and Community Medicine)
  • One from the College of Medicine - Phoenix // Tickets Available: 1
  • One from the College of Nursing // Tickets Available: 1



Eligibility:

External Deadline
8/1/2025
Internal Deadline
May 21

American Diabetes Association (ADA): 2025 Pathway to Stop Diabetes

Limit: 2* // Tickets Available: 0

Basic through Pre-clinical Research Studies // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0
S. Soto (Public Health)

Clinical through Public Health Research // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0
E. Lee (Engineering)

ADA will accept up to two (2) nominations per institution with one (1) nomination spanning basic through preclinical research and one (1) nomination spanning clinical through public health research.

External Deadline
7/23/2025
Internal Deadline
May 14

NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) - June 2025 Deadline

No Applicants // Limit: 4* (see below) // Tickets Available: 4

Cancer Data Science // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1

Cancer Control Science // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1

Molecular Precision/Cancer Prevention // Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 1 

External Deadline
6/16/2025
Internal Deadline
April 16

2025 William T. Grant Scholars Program

Major divisions (e.g., College of Arts and Sciences, Medical School) of an institution may nominate only one applicant each year.

College of Engineering - E. Lee (Electrical and Computer Engineering)

The William T. Grant Scholars Program supports career development for promising early-career researchers. The program funds five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.

Nomination Statement Requirements

External Deadline
6/11/2025
Internal Deadline
Feb. 26

Pew Charitable Trusts: 2026 Pew Biomedical Scholars

Limit: 1 // Tickets Available: 0

M.M. Kaelberer (Physiology) 

The current grant level is $300,000; $75,000 per year for a four-year period. For the 2026 award, one nomination will be invited from each of the participating institutions listed at the bottom of this page.

Eligibility

External Deadline
5/14/2025
Internal Deadline
April 2

Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grant FY25

The CCR Grants have fostered promising breast cancer researchers who are in the early stages of their faculty careers by providing support for up to three years of “protected time” for research career development under the guidance of a Mentor Committee.

External Deadline
August 7, 2024
Internal Deadline
July 22, 2024