Clinician Scientist Awards

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Early Career Cancer Clinical Investigator Award (ECIA)

The Early Career Cancer Clinical Investigator Award (ECIA) recognizes and supports outstanding early career clinical investigators at NCI-Designated Cancer Centers who demonstrate a commitment to becoming an academic clinical researcher and supporting the NCI-funded clinical trials enterprise. The ECIA is designed to promote the retention of early career investigators who wish to initiate a career path that focuses on interventional cancer clinical trials and academic clinical research. Eligible candidates for the ECIA are full-time faculty members who are board-certified clinicians and least two years post last clinical fellowship and no more than six years from their initial academic appointment.

Applicants are nominated by their Cancer Center Director based on qualifications, interests, accomplishments, and motivation, and based upon the nominee's intent to pursue an academic career in clinical research. The award provides partial salary support for two years for the awardee to engage in activities and efforts related to the award, with the awardee devoting at least 15 percent effort to the activities associated with this award.

For more information about how to apply, contact Wolf Lindwasser, Ph.D., at wolf.lindwasser@nih.gov.

The ECIA was previously known as the Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award (CCITLA).

Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award Recipients 2009-2021

NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50)

The Research Specialist Award is designed to encourage the development of stable research career opportunities for exceptional clinician scientists who want to continue to participate in the NCI clinical trials networks through leadership in the (1) development of national clinical trials, (2) implementation of NCI clinical trials in their institutions, and (3) national service to the NCI clinical trials networks through participation in the scientific review committees, monitoring committees and other activities, but not serve as principal investigators of research project grants. These clinician scientists are vital to sustaining the NCI-funded clinical trials enterprise. The Research Specialist Award is intended to provide salary support and sufficient autonomy so that individuals are not solely dependent on NCI grants held by others or other sources of support for cancer research career continuity.

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-CA-24-070.html