Office of Research

Young Investigator Awards

Limited Submissions

Note: Fred Hutch is managing the limited submission review for this opportunity. Contact them directly at: fundinginfo@fredhutch.org

The 2023 NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Award (YIA)invites proposals from young investigators with innovative ideas and an interest in improving the quality, effectiveness, equity, and accessibility of care provided to patients with cancer. A primary focus of the NCCN Foundation YIA Program is to identify and fund top investigators in the early stages of their careers interested in participating and contributing to cancer research.

 

  • The Award period starts July 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2025.
  • The award may be used to fund salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows and/or research assistants, data collection and entry, patient costs, analysis, computer costs, necessary purchased services, surveys, and supplies.
  • All salaries must adhere to the current NIH salary cap ($203,700).
  • The award may include funds up to $3,000 for IRB review and continuing review.
  • In addition to the $150,000 award, a separate administrative allowance will be provided for travel (up to $575), lodging, and registration expenses to attend the 2025 NCCN Annual Conference. Attendance is mandatory in order for the awardees to present their research results at the General Poster Session.
  • Indirect expenses (Facilities and Administration Costs) will be covered to a maximum of 8%.
  • See the Updated Unrecovered Facilities and Administrative Costs Approval Criteria [centernet.fredhutch.org] regarding applicability to this opportunity.

Eligibility Requirements

  • The award is open to physicians, scientists, nurses, and others working in an oncology laboratory, clinical research or clinical setting, or cancer control program in one of NCCN’s 32 Member Institutions.
  • Must have first full-time appointment as an Assistant Professor, Instructor, or an equivalent level and must remain in good standing for the duration of the award period.
  • Must have a medical degree (MD or DO), scientific degree (PhD), nursing degree (Masters or above), Pharmacy degree (PharmD), or international equivalent of any of these.
  • Primary affiliation/work site must be at an NCCN Member Institution for the duration of the award period.

Application Instructions

Tuesday, November 15, by 5pm PT

Fred Hutch Internal Pre-Proposal Deadline.  Interested investigators must submit a pre-proposal to the Office of Sponsored Research by this time to be considered by the Internal Awards Committee.

Eligible investigators must submit the following pre-proposal materials as a single PDF with the following naming convention:
Candidate’s Last  Name_2023_NCCN_YIA.pdf

Please submit a single PDF containing all pre-proposal materials to: fundinginfo@fredhutch.org (Outlook alias “Funding Information”).

Tuesday, November 29

All Fred Hutch candidates will be notified by this date of whether they have been endorsed by the Internal Awards Committee to submit an application.

Wednesday, November 30

Deadline for online nomination of candidate (completed by Institutional Giving).

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 by 2PM PT

The selected Fred Hutch candidates must submit their application to the funding agency by this date.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2023

Deadlines
11/15/2022 UW Internal Deadline Closed
01/25/2023 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Foundation

Funding amount

$150,000 (over two years)

Maximum Number of Applications

1 (application from Fred Hutch/UW)

Eligible groups
  • All campus

Inquiries and Contact Information

Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.

For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.