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Research funding for new principal investigators

Are you starting your own independent research group? Congratulations, exciting times ahead! We have a curated list of research funding opportunities that support you on this new journey, including research grants that support new principal investigators, travel grants to help with your networking and more.

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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award (minority pancreatic cancer researchers)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: January 24, 2023

European Hematology Association (EHA)

EHA Advanced Research Grant (Europe-based hematologists)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: December 15, 2022

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award (female pancreatic cancer researchers worldwide)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: January 24, 2023

The Marfan Foundation

Career Development Award (Marfan syndrome worldwide)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: October 26, 2022

Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF)

2023 RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grant (pediatric leukemia USA | Canada)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: December 21, 2022

American Mathematical Society

AMS Centennial Fellowship 2023-2024 (mathematicians in USA | Canada)

Funding type: Fellowship, Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: December 1, 2022

Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)

ASTRO-MRA Young Investigator Award in Radiation Oncology (melanoma USA)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: November 2, 2022

Kidney Research UK

Paediatric Research Grant (UK nephrology)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: November 29, 2022

American Epilepsy Society (AES)

Research & Training Fellowships for Clinicians (USA epilepsy)

Funding type: Fellowship, Start-up Grant

Application due: January 12, 2023

Conquer Cancer (The ASCO Foundation)

Career Development Award (clinical cancer research worldwide)

Funding type: Research Grant, Start-up Grant

Application due: October 20, 2022

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