The Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. The award provides $300,000 in flexible support—$75,000 per year for a four-year period. Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center is invited to submit one nominee for this award.
In line with The Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust’s mission to invest in innovative, cutting-edge cancer research that may accelerate and advance progress toward a cure for cancer, applications are invited from nominees conducting cancer research. This program is distinct from the Pew Scholars Program, and it follows a different, but parallel set of guidelines and procedures for nominating an applicant whose research is related to cancer.
This program does not fund clinical trials research. Strong proposals will incorporate particularly creative and pioneering approaches to basic, translational, and applied cancer research. Candidates whose work is based on biomedical principles but who bring in concepts and theories from more diverse fields are encouraged to apply.
Ideas with the potential to produce an unusually high impact are encouraged. Selection of the successful candidates will be based on a detailed description of the work that the applicant proposes to undertake, evaluations of the candidate’s performance, and notable past accomplishments, including honors, awards, and publications. In evaluating the candidates, the National Advisory Committee gives considerable weight to both the project proposal and the researcher, including evidence that the candidate is a successful independent investigator and has the skill set needed to carry out their high-impact proposal.
For more detail : Pew-Stewart Scholars : Program Details
Funding : Up to $75,000 per year for a four-year period, totaling to $300,000.
Key Dates: Applicants will submit an initial internal application. A candidate will be selected as a nominee to submit a full proposal to the sponsor following the dates below.
- Cancer Center Internal application due: May 4, 2025
- Institutional nomination due: May 14, 2025
- Full application due: August 27, 2025
If you are interested, please upload your current NIH biosketch and a one-page LOI including specific aims and research strategy as a single PDF file via https://bcm.infoready4.com/ by Sunday, May 4, 2025. This will be reviewed by the DLDCCC-appointed panel.
Format Requirement: Please name your pdf file as follows:
NAME OF SPONSOR_PI LAST NAME_LOI
Example: CPRIT_SMITH_LOI
Questions may be directed to DLDCCCgrants@bcm.edu. Thank you.
