Note: Deadlines and applicant limits reflect prior guidelines; check sponsor websites for current terms and dates.

Sponsor: Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Applicant Limit: 2 per university

Internal Deadline: December

Award: Clinical Investigator Award

Description: Supports young physician-scientists conducting patient-oriented cancer research. The goal is to increase the number of physicians capable of moving seamlessly between the laboratory and the patient's bedside in search of breakthrough treatments.


Sponsor: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Applicant Limit: 2 per university

Internal Deadline: Multiple

Award: Multiple

Description: To advance the translation of basic biomedical discoveries into applications that improve human health.


Sponsor: Ellison Medical Foundation

Applicant Limit: 2 per university

Internal Deadline: December

Award: New Scholar Program in Aging

Description: Supports new investigators of outstanding promise in the basic biological sciences relevant to understanding lifespan development processes and age-related diseases and disabilities.


Sponsor: New York Academy of Sciences

Applicant Limit: No limit

Internal Deadline: December

Award: Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists

Description: To acknowledge the excellence of noteworthy young scientists and engineers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.


Sponsor: Pew

Applicant Limit: 1 per university

Internal Deadline: July

Award: Scholars Program

Description: To support young investigators of outstanding promise in basic and clinical sciences relevant to the advancement of human health.


Sponsor: Pfizer

Applicant Limit: 1 per department

Internal Deadline: November

Award: Medical & Academic Partnerships

Description: Provides financial support for fellows in a wide range of therapeutic and public health areas.


Sponsor: PhRMA Foundation

Applicant Limit: Varies by award program

Internal Deadline: Multiple

Award: Multiple

Description: Multiple programs supporting the training, research, and careers of young pharmaceutical scientists by awarding competitive grants and fellowships.


Sponsor: Searle

Applicant Limit: 2 per university

Internal Deadline: July

Award: Scholars Program

Description: To support the independent research of outstanding young scientists who have recently joined the tenure-track faculty.