Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The National Institutes of Health, through the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Training, is offering the Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32) to support mentored scientific research and career development for early-stage postdoctoral scholars. The award funds up to three years of rigorous research and training, with an emphasis on innovative ideas, thoughtful mentorship, and development toward independent investigation in NIH mission-relevant fields. Applicants must be early in their postdoctoral stage, applying no more than one year before starting the postdoctoral position or within two years after training begins, and preliminary data are not required. Foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, though foreign components are allowed; applications are due July 12, 2029, under CFDA 93.855, and the listed contact is ncik32@nih.gov.
Eligible Applicants
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/International Collaborations:Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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