Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIH funds mentored career development awards for clinician-scientists in clinical and translational cancer research, with no independent clinical trials by the scholar but optional participation in a mentor-led trial.
⚑ K12 career development mechanism · Scholars may not lead an independent clinical trial; mentor/co-mentor-led trial experience is allowed · Foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible; foreign components allowed
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped); capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds training education (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The goal of the Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (PCACO) is to increase the number of clinician-scientists trained in clinical and translational cancer research, and to promote their career development as cancer researchers. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) does not allow Scholars to propose to lead an independent clinical trial, but does allow Scholars to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.
Eligibility
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: National Institutes of Health <NCIK12Calabresi@nih.gov>
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