FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation – Fellowship Award
Grant Amount: $300K
Deadline: Application due August 15, 2024
Link to Opportunity: https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/fellowship
Additional Information:
The Foundation encourages all theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies and prevention.
Candidates must apply for the fellowship under the guidance of a Sponsor – a scientist (tenured, tenure-track or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the Fellow. In addition to aiding in the planning, execution and supervision of the proposed research, the Sponsor’s role is to foster and the development of the Fellow’s overall knowledge, technical and analytical skills, and capacity for scientific inquiry. The Sponsor is also expected to assist the fellow in attaining their career goals.
Applicants are evaluated based on the quality of their research proposal, including the significance of the problem, originality, and clarity. The qualifications and productivity of bot the candidate and their Sponsor, as well as the research training environment’s potential to enhance the candidate’s independence and innovation, are also crucial. The proposed research should offer new opportunities for the candidate to broaden their skills and should not merely extend their graduate work.
The Damon Runyan Cancer Research Foundation will retire up to $100K of any qualifying medical school debt still owed by the awardee. There is also a $1,000 yearly dependent child allowance.
Eligible applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO. The applicant must include a copy of their diploma to confirm date of conferral.
Level 1: Basic and physician-scientists must have received their degrees no more than 18 months prior to the application deadline date. Applicants must not have been in their Sponsors labs for more than one year prior to the application deadline.
Level 2: Physician-scientist applicant (MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO or the equivalent) must have completed their residencies and clinical training, and must be board eligible in the U.S. at the start date of the Fellowship. Additional eligibility on foundation website.
For more information, please contact Melissa Anderson ande2476@msu.edu. If you are interested in learning about additional foundation funding opportunities, please visit the MSU Foundation Relations website.
