Graduate Funding Opportunities

CRHCD provides graduate students from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds with interests in research opportunities to gain experience in cancer and cancer health disparities research.

Research Project Grant Supplements

• PA-12-149 - Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
  

  These research supplements aim to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, post-doctorates, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in cancer and cancer health disparities research. Candidates include individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

  Program Contact: email Dr. Peter Ogunbiyi, phone: (301) 496-8589
  Applications Accepted: October 1 - December 1 and March 1 - May 1
  Eligible Candidates: High School, Undergraduates, Graduates, Post-Baccalaureates, Post-Master's, Postdoctorals, Junior Investigators

CURE Supplement

• Supplements to the NCI Cancer Education and Career Development Program (R25T)
  

  The R25T CURE initiative provides opportunities for individuals underrepresented in cancer research to be trained in cancer prevention and control, epidemiology, nutrition and the behavioral and population sciences. R25T CURE supplement provides for up to five years of funding for pre-doctoral candidates and three years of funding for postdoctoral candidates.

  Program Contact: email Dr. Alison Lin, phone: (301) 496-8589
  Applications Accepted: October 1 - December 1 and March 1 - May 1
  Eligible Candidates: Pre-doctoral students, Post-doctoral fellows
  Guidelines to the Supplements for NCI Cancer Education and Career Development Program

National Research Service Awards

• PA-11-112 - Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
  

  The F31 initiative provides up to five years of support for research training leading to the Ph.D. or equivalent research degree, the combined M.D./Ph.D. degree, or another formally combined professional degree and research doctoral degree in biomedical, behavioral, health services, or clinical sciences. The overall goal of this program is to increase the number of scientists from diverse population groups who are prepared to pursue careers in biomedical, behavioral, social, clinical, or health services research.

  Program Contact: email Dr. Alessandra Bini, phone: (301) 435-9049
  Application Deadline: April 13th, August 13th, and December 13th
  Eligible Candidates: Graduate students pursuing a doctoral degree