The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research announces our inaugural Request for Proposals, the Emerging Leader Awards.
These signature three-year academic grants totaling $750,000 will provide support to early career investigators conducting high-risk, high-impact cancer research. Eligible applicants must be within 3 – 8 years from the start of their independent research appointment and have a demonstrated ability to obtain independent funding for their lab (e.g., one or two grants such as NIH/R01, NSF/CAREER, or equivalent multi-year awards).
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research funds groundbreaking research integrating discoveries in biology with innovative technology to deliver breakthroughs to patients.
The Mark Foundation Emerging Leader Awards provide grant support to early career investigators conducting highimpact, high-risk cancer research. This award is intended to support projects for which other sources of funding are not readily available or for a separate innovative endeavor that will enhance the Principal Investigator’s current research portfolio.
Read our full eligibility and guidelines here.
Letters of Intent are due Monday, June 4. Follow this link to create your online account for submissions.
For more information, please visit: https://themarkfoundation.org/grants/
- Cancer
- New Investigator
- Postdoc/Residents/Fellows