Opportunity
Clinical Investigator Award
Award Info:
Grant funds of up to $1,500,000 (total costs) may be requested. Funding may be used by the clinical investigator for salary and fringe support (salary up to the CPRIT maximum of $200,000/FTE) for protected time and didactic study including enrollment in a degree-granting graduate program.
Description:
The Clinical Investigator Award (CIA) provides protected time (33%-50% effort) for midcareer clinician-scientists with specialty training relevant to the delivery of cancer care, including therapeutic intervention, early detection, and prevention to devote more time to augment their capabilities in clinical cancer research, particularly investigator-initiated clinical trials, and to provide mentoring to junior investigators in the conduct of clinical research.