2025-26 Cycle: Focused on breast, endometrial, upper gastrointestinal, and lung cancer research only.
The Research Scholars Program supports innovative research from emerging investigators around the world to incorporate new perspectives in our pursuit of scientific understanding and progress. We believe that new voices and research topics are needed to advance scientific knowledge in areas of unmet medical need and create a healthier world.
This program is designed to support any pre-clinical or clinical research limited to breast, endometrial, upper gastrointestinal (esophageal, gastric, gastroesophageal junction cancer), or lung cancer than addresses any unmet medical need in the field of oncology solid tumors in Australia, Canada, and Europe.
The Solid Tumors program provides a minimum of 3 awards.
Each award is funded up to $180,000* USD for two years, to be paid in annual instalments of up to $90,000 USD per year*
Applications will be reviewed and selected by an independent Scientific Review Committee comprised of internationally recognised experts in pre-clinical and clinical research in the field of oncology solid tumors. Not all applications will be selected.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
• Hold an MD or PhD (or equivalent degree) at time of application. MD qualifications should have been obtained within the last 10 years and PhD qualifications should have been obtained within the last 5 years
• Early career scientists with a strong track record of published research, who hold a position at a research institution for the duration of the award tenure
• Have a strong career interest in Oncology Solid Tumors
• Have a research mentor with extensive experience in the field of Oncology Solid Tumors
• Be able to devote at least 30% of their professional time to research for the next two years
• Be able to complete the proposed research within the 2-year award period
Application Deadline: 13 March 2026, 11:59 PM, Central European Time