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Applications are open for the LUNGevity Research Awards

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Jan 14, 2025, 18:21

Applications are open for the LUNGevity Research Awards

LUNGevity Foundation shared a post on LinkedIn:

‘For more than a decade, LUNGevity has supported researchers through award mechanisms that are tailored to the needs of the lung cancer community,’ Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH said. ‘Each of the awards we are offering in 2025 was strategically established to create a research and clinical trial workforce that focuses on the needs of people living with lung cancer.’

LUNGevity Foundation is pleased to offer the following research awards in 2025.

New in 2025-Mid-Career ‘Bridge to Breathe’ Award:

This program will support established mid-career investigators who are seeking bridge funding to sustain their lung cancer research program while they resubmit their application for federal funding (NIH R01) or its equivalent.

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)-LUNGevity Residents/Fellows in Radiation Oncology Seed Grant:

This program will foster and develop the research careers of residents and fellows interested in radiation oncology-related basic, translational and/or clinical research to benefit patients with lung cancer.

Career Development Award:

This program supports future research leaders who will keep the field of lung cancer research vibrant with new ideas.

Funded projects are expected to have a direct impact on the early detection of lung cancer or on the outcomes of lung cancer, or to provide a clear conceptual or experimental foundation for the future development of methods for early detection and/or individualized treatment, including through targeted therapy and immunotherapy.

Health Equity and Inclusiveness Research Fellow Award:

This program supports fellows who belong to underrepresented minorities in STEM who are interested in lung cancer research.

VA Research Scholar Award:

This program supports investigators interested in lung cancer research within the VA system. Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and either be pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship program or be junior faculty within the first five years of their faculty appointment at the time of application.

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Applications are open for the LUNGevity Research Awards