The purpose of this award is to fund physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment. This award will support an investigator who is a US Veteran1 or a research project that has a focus on Veteran cancer issues. The YIA is a mentored award and the research project must be conducted under the guidance of an experienced mentor in the proposed research area.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a physician (MD, DO, or international equivalent) and currently in the last two years of their final oncology subspecialty training at a U.S. academic medical institution and within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree at the time of grant submission. Examples of subspecialty training include, but are not limited to, a hematology-oncology fellowship, a surgical oncology fellowship, or a radiation oncology residency. An MD, PhD is eligible if both degrees are completed prior to the start of the grant period.
- Be planning an investigative career in clinical oncology.
- Have a valid, active medical license at the time of application.
- Be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting.
- Have a mentor from the sponsoring institution. If the mentor is not an ASCO member, a supporting letter from an ASCO member from the sponsoring institution must be included.
- Be an ASCO member or have submitted a membership application with the grant application. To apply for new membership, or to renew an existing membership, visit asco.org/membership.
- Be able to commit at least 60% of their time for research (applies to total effort, not just the proposed YIA project) during the award period.
In addition to meeting the above criteria, applicants must meet any of the following criteria to be eligible to apply:
- Applicant is a US Veteran; or
- Applicant’s research focuses on Veteran cancer issues:
- include the Veteran patient population or use Veteran data, or
- benefits Veteran cancer care:
- highly relevant and innovative research focused on military health and the impact of cancer on Veterans
- research on the most common cancers in Veterans
- health services and/or implementation science research to improve the delivery of oncology care for Veterans
1The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defines a Veteran as “a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.”
To download the Request for Proposals, click here.
To start an application, click Log-in at the top right-hand corner of the page. Under Programs, select Young Investigator Award for Veteran Cancer and click Apply.
Young Investigator Award for Veteran Cancer
The purpose of this award is to fund physicians during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment. This award will support an investigator who is a US Veteran1 or a research project that has a focus on Veteran cancer issues. The YIA is a mentored award and the research project must be conducted under the guidance of an experienced mentor in the proposed research area.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be a physician (MD, DO, or international equivalent) and currently in the last two years of their final oncology subspecialty training at a U.S. academic medical institution and within 10 years of obtaining their medical degree at the time of grant submission. Examples of subspecialty training include, but are not limited to, a hematology-oncology fellowship, a surgical oncology fellowship, or a radiation oncology residency. An MD, PhD is eligible if both degrees are completed prior to the start of the grant period.
- Be planning an investigative career in clinical oncology.
- Have a valid, active medical license at the time of application.
- Be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting.
- Have a mentor from the sponsoring institution. If the mentor is not an ASCO member, a supporting letter from an ASCO member from the sponsoring institution must be included.
- Be an ASCO member or have submitted a membership application with the grant application. To apply for new membership, or to renew an existing membership, visit asco.org/membership.
- Be able to commit at least 60% of their time for research (applies to total effort, not just the proposed YIA project) during the award period.
In addition to meeting the above criteria, applicants must meet any of the following criteria to be eligible to apply:
- Applicant is a US Veteran; or
- Applicant’s research focuses on Veteran cancer issues:
- include the Veteran patient population or use Veteran data, or
- benefits Veteran cancer care:
- highly relevant and innovative research focused on military health and the impact of cancer on Veterans
- research on the most common cancers in Veterans
- health services and/or implementation science research to improve the delivery of oncology care for Veterans
1The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs defines a Veteran as “a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable.”
To download the Request for Proposals, click here.
To start an application, click Log-in at the top right-hand corner of the page. Under Programs, select Young Investigator Award for Veteran Cancer and click Apply.