The Research Specialist Award was developed to encourage research career opportunities in any area of NCI-funded cancer research for exceptional scientists who do not serve as independent investigators. This award is intended to provide salary support and sufficient autonomy so that individuals are not solely dependent on grants held by principal investigators for career continuity.
These scientists are vital to sustaining the biomedical research enterprise and include
- researchers within a research program
- core facility managers
- data scientists
- clinician scientists
Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs)
PAR-27-088: NCI Research Specialist Award for Core and Laboratory-based Scientists (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This NOFO invites applications for the Research Specialist Award (R50), which provides salary support for exceptional, non-tenure track scientists working in research laboratories and core facilities who make essential contributions to cancer research.
PAR-27-089: NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
This NOFO invites grant applications for the Research Specialist Award (R50) specifically for clinician scientists supporting NCI-funded clinical trials research.
Visit the NCI Research Specialist Award web page to read testimonials from R50 recipients: https://www.cancer.gov/grants-training/grants-funding/funding-opportunities/r50