$200000 paid in three annual increments to the awardee's institution.

September 21, 2010, 5:00pm EDT

The Career Development Award (CDA) provides funding to clinical investigators who have received their initial faculty appointment to establish an independent clinical cancer research program. The ASCO Cancer Foundation welcomes application submissions in all oncology subspecialties.

Eligibility criteria:

• Be a physician (MD, DO, or international equivalent with explanation)
• Be in the 2nd-4th year of a full-time, primary faculty appointment in a clinical department
• Have completed his/her final subspecialty training within the past four years
• Have an institutional commitment as a faculty member in a clinical oncology program
• Have completed productive postdoctoral research
• Be a member of ASCO or submit a membership application with the grant application
• Spend more than 50% of his/her time in research during the award period
• Have a mentor from his/her institution and provide an institutional letter of support. If the mentor is not an active ASCO member, a supporting letter from an active ASCO member must be included
• Eligible physicians may submit only one application to The ASCO Foundation per year
• Applicants with existing career development awards not eligible

Funding dates: July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2014

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