Workforce Initiatives

Current Opportunities

DCP-led Opportunities
Title Announcement Number
or Website
Expiration Date
or Application Period
Program Official
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Career Development Opportunities for Research Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention at the National Cancer Institute NOT-CA-23-035 11/13/2024 Jessica Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., M.P.H.
NCI-wide Opportunities
Title Announcement Number
or Website
Expiration Date
or Application Period
Program Official
Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention (for all 3 K01 NOFOs below) NOT-CA-24-023 05/08/2029 Jessica Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award NOT-CA-24-070
(R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
11/04/2024 Wolf Lindwasser, Ph.D.
Email: wolf.lindwasser@nih.gov
Krzysztof Ptak, Ph.D.
Email: krzysztofptak@nih.gov
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01) PA-24-175 (Independent Clinical Trial Required)
PA-24-176 (Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PA-24-177 (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
05/08/2027 Sergey Radaev, Ph.D.
The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-24-153 02/19/2027 Yansong Bian, M.D., Ph.D.
Email: yansong.bian@nih.gov
NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) PAR-23-286 (Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-23-287 (Independent Clinical Trial Required)
PAR-23-288 (Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
10/15/2026 Amy Bartosch
Email: amy.bartosch@nih.gov
NCI Early Investigator Advancement Program (EIAP) View Website   Email: EIAP@nih.gov
Funding for Cancer Research Training – Center for Cancer Training View Website    
Funding for Cancer Research Training – Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities View Website    
NIH-wide Opportunities
Title Announcement Number
or Website
Expiration Date
or Application Period
Program Official
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-24-075
View Website
12/29/2026  
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PAR-24-076
View Website
12/29/2026  
NIH Loan Repayment Program View Website    

Recent Past Opportunities

DCP-led Opportunities
Title Announcement Number
or Website
Expiration Date
or Application Period
Program Official
Highlighting Early Career Scientists in DCP-related Research Areas View Website 06/30/2024 Shanen Sherrer, Ph.D.
NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program View Website 05/01/2024 to 08/01/2024 Lymarie Maldonado-Baez, Ph.D. M.S.
NCI-wide Opportunities
Title Announcement Number
or Website
Expiration Date
or Application Period
Program Official
NCI Cancer Moonshot Scholars Diversity Program (CMSDP) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) RFA-CA-22-050 02/07/2024 Brandy Heckman-Stoddard, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research PA-21-071
View Website
05/08/2023 Email: CUREsupplements@nih.gov
NIH-wide Opportunities
Title Announcement Number
or Website
Expiration Date
or Application Period
Program Official
ADVANCE Predoctoral T32 Training Program to Promote Diversity in Health Disparities Research, Preventive Interventions, and Methodology (T32, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) RFA-OD-23-018 10/31/2023 Susan E. Lim, Ph.D.
National Cancer Institute (NCI) 
Email: lims@mail.nih.gov 

JoyAnn Courtney, Ph.D.
Office of Disease Prevention
Email: joyann.courtney@nih.gov
 
Lasker Clinical Research Scholars PAR-23-156  08/25/2023 Charles R. Dearolf, Ph.D.
Email: LaskerScholar@nih.gov
Lasker Clinical Research Scholars (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional) PAR-24-202  08/31/2024 Jessica Faupel-Badger, Ph.D., M.P.H.