Opportunity
2020 Early Clinical Investigator Award
Award Info:
Awards of up to $1,500,000 for up to 5 years to physicians within the first 5 years of an appointment as an assistant professor to acquire additional skills and experience in clinical research and to develop preliminary data that can be used to prepare applications for future research project grants to further both the investigator’s career and the CPRIT mission.
Description:
The Early Clinical Investigator Award specifically targets physicians with the following:
- Are within the first 5 years of a faculty appointment at the assistant professor level.
- Have completed specialty training relevant to cancer care, detection, or prevention and are eligible to be certified by their institution to provide patient care in an oncology-related practice.
- Plan research that involves the conduct of clinical trials involving a therapeutic intervention, early detection, prevention, symptom control, or behavioral interventions.