DoW Kidney Cancer, Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar Award
This program funds early-career kidney cancer research projects and career development for junior faculty scholars paired with designated mentors.
⚑ Competition appears limited to early-career scholars in the Kidney Cancer Research Program Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators; exact eligibility text was not provided in the notice excerpt. · Preliminary data are required, though not necessarily from kidney cancer research. · Mentor requirements are unusually specific: strong mentorship record plus strong kidney-cancer funding and publication record.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 65 good | technical depth: minor; funds basic research |
| IPPRA | 48 partial | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is minor; funds basic research; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); clinical-trial/biomedical core — IPPRA angle is policy/community (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
Summary: Initially created in fiscal year 2019 (FY19), the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators (AKCI) is a unique interactive virtual academy providing intensive mentoring, national networking, collaborations, and a peer group for junior faculty. The Academy pairs Early Career Scholars (ECS) with established investigators (Designated Mentors) under the oversight of the AKCI Leadership Team, a Designated Mentor Panel, and the Kidney Cancer Patient Advocates Panel. The AKCI’s overarching goal is to conduct innovative and impactful kidney cancer research while also developing a vital resource, a network of highly productive kidney cancer researchers conducting cutting edge research that advances the state of the field in kidney cancer and leads to new treatments for individuals living with kidney cancer.
Distinctive Features:
· Early-Career Scholar: The FY26 KCRP AKCI-ECSA focuses on both the Scholar’s
research and their career potential in the kidney cancer field.
· Designated Mentor: The Designated Mentor must have a strong record of successful mentorship coupled with a strong record of funding (past and present) and publications in kidney cancer research.
· Preliminary Data: Preliminary data to support the feasibility of the research and approaches are required; however, these data do not need to be derived from the kidney cancer research field.
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View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Jamie Shortall Grant Officer <help@eBRAP.org>
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