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NIH funding notice PAR-24-274

NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Closed on November 4, 2025.

Posted
August 22, 2024
Close date
November 4, 2025
Activity codes
R50
Institutes taking part
NCI

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: PAR-21-306 NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Replaced by PAR-28-063.

Who won it before

55 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $11,852,418 in first-year total cost, median $166,984.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 SRB-5 (M1)]17
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 RTRB-Y (O1)]13
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 SRB-1 (M1)]8
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 SRB-1 (O1)]6
  5. Special Emphasis Panel[ZCA1 RPRB-6 (J2)]4

Most frequent institutions

  1. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER4
  2. EMORY UNIVERSITY3
  3. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY3
  4. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA3
  5. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE2
Competing awards under PAR-24-274 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2025Advancing Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer Patients with Competing Health Risks through Multi-Center Randomized Trials1R50CA305194-01MELL, LOREN K.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$988,224ZCA1
2025Efforts to Discover Novel Therapies and Reduce Treatment Toxicities for Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Patients Through Collaboration and the NCTN1R50CA305062-01HU, BOYUUTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT$935,075ZCA1
2025NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award1R50CA305109-01SCHAFER, ERIC STEPHENBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX$882,470ZCA1
2025Enhancing NCI-funded research at the University of Arizona Cancer Center1R50CA288381-01A1SHROFF, RACHNAUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AZ$575,051ZCA1
2025Advancing Cancer Screening and Prevention Trials at the University of Colorado Cancer Center1R50CA305205-01WOOD, MARIE E.UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$547,080ZCA1
2025Promoting Lead Academic Participating Sites (LAPS) Studies Accrual and Lung cancer Screening in Oklahoma1R50CA305191-01ALJUMAILY, RAIDUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR, OK$424,480ZCA1
2025Proposal for NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award1R50CA305013-01MISHRA, MARK V.UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE, MD$375,025ZCA1
2025NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award for Improving Cancer Screening and Clinical Trial Enrollment1R50CA292022-01A1STRATTON, KELLY LYNNUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR, OK$361,695ZCA1
2025Instituting NCI-funded thyroid and head and neck cancer studies1R50CA305244-01SHERMAN, ERICSLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH, NY$201,870ZCA1
2025Rare Tumor Clinical Research Specialist1R50CA305079-01LAETSCH, THEODORE WILLISCHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA, PA$197,518ZCA1
2025Clinical Trials Specialist in NCI Clinical Trials Research1R50CA288588-01A1LASSMAN, ANDREW BCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY$193,926ZCA1
2025Engaging Impactful Immunotherapy Approaches in Renal Cell Cancer Studies1R50CA288482-01A1HAAS, NAOMI BUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA$178,893ZCA1
2025Enhancing access in breast cancer prevention clinical trials1R50CA305048-01NYE, LAUREN ELIZABETHUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, KS$135,951ZCA1
2025Expanding access and enrollment to precision medicine trials in Acute Myeloid Leukemia1R50CA293244-01A1LIN, TARAUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, KS$135,949ZCA1
2025A System to Support Development and Success of NCI-Sponsored Trials for Rare Diseases1R50CA305057-01REISS BINDER, KIM AUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA$122,610ZCA1
2025Expanding access to perioperative and repurposed drug trials in melanoma and other solid tumors1R50CA292121-01A1LOWE, MICHAELEMORY UNIVERSITY, GA$83,925ZCA1
2025Expansion of NCI-sponsored clinical research in hematologic malignancies to Brooklyn and Queens1R50CA305218-01MARTIN, PETERWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV, NY$1ZCA1
2024Leading NCI Clinical Trials Network research nationally and at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center1R50CA285409-01A1 · under PAR-21-306HERRERA, ALEX F.BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE, CA$208,103ZCA1
2024Advancing novel cancer preventive and therapeutic strategies across the modern NCI clinical trial networks1R50CA285412-01 · under PAR-21-306ZELL, JASONUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE, CA$196,267ZCA1
2024Optimization of strategies to improve NCI-sponsored clinical trial participation throughout the Weill Cornell Medicine - Meyer Cancer Center Sphere1R50CA285498-01A1 · under PAR-21-306TAGAWA, SCOTT TWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV, NY$194,778ZCA1
2024Multi-omic liquid biopsy assessment in NCI trials: evaluating ctDNA, extravesicle RNA, and outcomes with immunotherapy in patient with colorectal and anal cancers1R50CA285403-01A1 · under PAR-21-306MORRIS, VAN KUNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR, TX$181,640ZCA1
2024Advancing novel therapeutics and translational science to close the survivorship gap in pediatric, adolescent and young adult (AYA) lymphoma1R50CA285492-01 · under PAR-21-306CASTELLINO, SHARON MARIEEMORY UNIVERSITY, GA$178,909ZCA1
2024Developing, Implementing and Supporting NCI Clinical Trials and the National Cancer Trials Network (NCTN) in Breast Cancer and Developmental Therapeutics- A 5 Year Plan1R50CA278773-01A1 · under PAR-21-306O'SULLIVAN, CIARA CMAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, MN$177,254ZCA1
2024Improving the Processes around Approval, Accrual and Translational Research in Cancer Prevention Trials1R50CA285494-01 · under PAR-21-306BANSAL, AJAYUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, KS$172,197ZCA1
2024Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Improving outcomes through incorporation of novel targeted therapies into treatment for relapsed and newly diagnosed disease1R50CA288324-01 · under PAR-21-306O'BRIEN, MAUREEN MEGANUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$172,013ZCA1
2024Closing the Adolescent and Young Adult Clinical Trial Enrollment Gap with an AYA (Alert, Young Adult Navigation and Alliance) Clinical Tool1R50CA282101-01A1 · under PAR-21-306SYMONS, HEATHER JILLJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$166,984ZCA1
2024Increasing Access and Participation to Early Phase Clinical Trials to the Underrepresented Populations1R50CA290098-01 · under PAR-21-306BARANDA, JOAQUINA CUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, KS$159,574ZCA1
2024Enhancing accrual and diversity across gynecologic and solid tumor trials1R50CA285360-01 · under PAR-21-306DUSKA, LINDAUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, VA$135,573ZCA1
2024Gynecologic cancer care: Improving clinical trial enrollment through molecular matching with targeted therapies and improving equal access to care and research for all populations1R50CA287196-01 · under PAR-21-306BACKES, FLOOR J.OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, OH$132,015ZCA1
2024Cultivating programmatic efforts to optimize the conduct and implementation of NCI-funded clinical trials1R50CA285499-01A1 · under PAR-21-306ENG, CATHYVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, TN$130,426ZCA1
2024Paradigm Shift in the Management of Patients with Previously Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia through NCI-sponsored Clinical Trials1R50CA291823-01 · under PAR-21-306PARIKH, SAMEER ASHOKMAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, MN$124,230ZCA1
2024Research Capacity Building by a Clinician Scientist within the Michigan Cancer Research Consortium- National Community Oncology Research Program1R50CA288382-01 · under PAR-21-306DIB, ELIE GSAINT JOSEPH MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM, MI$113,202ZCA1
2024National and Institutional Leadership and Support of NCI-Sponsored Clinical Trial Research as a Surgical Oncologist1R50CA293523-01 · under PAR-21-306CHAWLA, AKHILNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, IL$90,538ZCA1
2024Steering the next generation of NCI-sponsored clinical trials in gastroesophageal cancers1R50CA291818-01 · under PAR-21-306KLEMPNER, SAMUEL JMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$78,951ZCA1
2023Dr. Salma Jabbour’s NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award (R50)1R50CA275877-01 · under PAR-21-306JABBOUR, SALMARUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, NJ$196,184ZCA1
2023Increasing access to cancer trials in Minnesota (InACT-MN)1R50CA278811-01 · under PAR-21-306ERICKSON, BRITT KRISTINAUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MN$182,836ZCA1
2023Clinical Trials Specialist in Developmental Therapeutics1R50CA278916-01 · under PAR-21-306HIJIYA, NOBUKOCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY$175,944ZCA1
2023Pediatric brain tumors: Improving survival through integration of clinical molecular diagnostics and biologically targeted therapies into clinical trials1R50CA275857-01 · under PAR-21-306LEARY, SARAH ELISABETH SHERRSEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, WA$175,338ZCA1
2023NCI Clinical Trial Research Strategy, Harnessing of Equity, and Implementation1R50CA282102-01 · under PAR-21-306MAYADEV, JYOTIUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$173,920ZCA1
2023Interventional oncology clinical research specialist1R50CA276008-01 · under PAR-21-306SOULEN, MICHAEL CUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA$173,119ZCA1
2023Dr. Kim R50 Research Specialist Clinician 20221R50CA276015-01 · under PAR-21-306KIM, MICHELLE MIRANUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI$171,684ZCA1
2023Addressing Underperformance in Clinical Trial Enrollments: Development of a Clinical Trial Toolkit and Expansion of the Clinical Research Footprint1R50CA278859-01 · under PAR-21-306WAGNER-JOHNSTON, NINA DELANEYJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$160,532ZCA1
2023Increasing Participation in NCI-Funded Clinical Trials at Winship Cancer Institute1R50CA276010-01A1 · under PAR-21-306COHEN, JONATHON B.EMORY UNIVERSITY, GA$156,603ZCA1
2023Development, review, and conduct of Children's Oncology Group (COG) Clinical Trials1R50CA275931-01 · under PAR-21-306DOME, JEFFREY SCHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE, DC$142,360ZCA1
2023NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award1R50CA275928-01 · under PAR-21-306FOSTER, JENNIFER HAUNANIBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX$137,163ZCA1
2023Clinician Scientist in Leukemia1R50CA275927-01 · under PAR-21-306UY, GEOFFREY LWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO$132,781ZCA1
2023Overcoming Challenges Posed by Biomarker-Selective Clinical Trials: The Role of a Research Specialist1R50CA275932-01 · under PAR-21-306GAILLARD, STEPHANIEJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$121,863ZCA1
2023NCI-sponsored Clinical Trial Research Specialist1R50CA281930-01 · under PAR-21-306GEORGE, THOMAS J.UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FL$115,272ZCA1
2023NCI Research Specialist/Clinician Scientist Award for Urologic Oncology Research1R50CA278913-01 · under PAR-21-306SHUCH, BRIANUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$114,720ZCA1
2023Promoting a Culture Of Innovation, Mentorship, Diversity and Opportunity in NCI Sponsored Clinical Research: NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award Application of Janice M. Mehnert, M.D.1R50CA282100-01 · under PAR-21-306MEHNERT, JANICE M.NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$110,706ZCA1
2023Clinician Scientist Supporting NCI-funded Clinical Trials at the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center1R50CA275856-01 · under PAR-21-306HAMADANI, MEHDI HUSSAINMEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, WI$110,604ZCA1
2023NCI Research Specialist (Clinician Scientist) Award1R50CA276021-01 · under PAR-21-306GOODMAN, KARYN A.ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$91,123ZCA1
2023NCI R50 Clinician Scientist Award1R50CA276013-01 · under PAR-21-306JONAS, BRIAN A.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS, CA$86,737ZCA1
2023A radiation oncology clinician scientist devoted to building an inclusive clinical research program in an integrated academic satellite network in service to the National Cancer Institute1R50CA275822-01 · under PAR-21-306CHUN, STEPHEN GUNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR, TX$86,702ZCA1
2023Curing Through Collaboration: Utilizing Cooperative Groups in the Fight Against Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and B-cell Lymphomas1R50CA275929-01 · under PAR-21-306STEPHENS, DEBORAHUNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT$83,830ZCA1

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