The St. Baldrick’s Scholar Career Development Award 2027 supports early-career investigators building independent research programs in pediatric oncology. Scholars may receive up to $110,000 per year for three years, with the possibility of an additional two years of funding based on research progress.
Eligibility Criteria
- Designed to support early-career pediatric cancer researchers developing independent research programs.
- Applicants must hold a PhD, MD, or DO by the award start date.
- Applicants must work at an academic or nonprofit research institution or laboratory in the United States.
- U.S. citizenship is not required.
- Applicants must hold, or by the award start date obtain, a full-time faculty position.
- Applicants may have held the qualifying faculty position for no longer than seven years when the award begins.
- Applicants from NCI/NIH are not eligible.
Funding Details
- Up to $110,000 per year
- Initial term: 3 years
- Maximum initial funding: up to $330,000
- Years 4–5, if approved: up to $115,000 per year.
Deadline
- LOI: December 8, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
- LOI decisions: December 15, 2026
- Invited proposal: March 5, 2027, 5:00 PM ET
- Award decisions: June 26, 2027
- Award begins: July 1, 2027
Further Information
- Official St. Baldrick’s funding page: View the official program page
- Official Scholar Award guidelines: View the official 2027 guidelines
- Applications are submitted through ProposalCentral.