LLS’s Career Development Program funds salaries for postdocs, instructors, and early-career independent investigators advancing basic, clinical, and translational research on hematologic malignancies and relevant premalignant conditions. Note: The current submission period is closed.
Eligibility Criteria:
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Research must be directly relevant to blood cancers or premalignant conditions.
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Scholar: Independent, tenure-track faculty; substantial national research support; project now reviewed as a research program. Full Professors at award start are ineligible.
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Scholar in Clinical Research: Independent faculty leading patient-involving clinical studies (often early trials); lab-only/model-system focused applicants should apply to Scholar instead; Full Professors at award start are ineligible.
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Special Fellow: 3–5 years postdoctoral research training by award start; mentored position; minimum salary to awardee 70,000 USD/year.
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Fellow: <3 years postdoctoral research training by award start; mentored position; minimum salary to awardee 65,000 USD/year.
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Mentorship updates: Relaxed funding requirement for Sponsors with <5 years’ experience (Fellow/Special Fellow). Up to two Fellow and two Special Fellow applications per Sponsor per cycle; max four total Fellows/Special Fellows in a lab as of award start.
Funding Details:
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Scholar: 120,000 USD/year for 5 years.
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Scholar in Clinical Research: 125,000 USD/year for 5 years.
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Special Fellow: 75,000 USD/year for 2–3 years (≥70,000 USD/year must go to awardee).
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Fellow: 70,000 USD/year for 3 years (≥65,000 USD/year must go to awardee).
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Fellow/Special Fellow childcare stipend: up to 3,600 USD/year.
Deadline:
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October 17, 2025 (verify in the LLS portal).
Where to go for further information:
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Guidelines & Instructions and Policies & Procedures (download from LLS CDP pages).
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Questions: [email protected].