The NCI Worta McCaskill-Stevens Career Development Award for Community Oncology and Prevention Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is offering a career development award to support the training of clinical scientists in community cancer prevention, intervention, and treatment research. The award is designed to prepare newly trained clinicians for independent research careers in community oncology or cancer prevention. The opportunity allows for the appointment of scholars who propose to serve as the lead investigator of an independent community-based clinical trial, or propose a separate ancillary study to an existing prevention, screening, or control clinical trial. • The award will support the training of clinical scientists in community cancer prevention, intervention, and treatment research. • The opportunity is open to various types of organizations, including nonprofits, private institutions of higher education, and public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. • The award will facilitate the transition of scholars to more advanced support mechanisms or independent research funding. • The opportunity emphasizes the training of clinical scientists whose career goal is to meet the needs of underserved or underrepresented communities for access to clinical care and participation in clinical research.