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OpenDue July 1, 2026

Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Who can apply

The research supported by the award must be novel, exceptionally creative and, if successful, have the strong potential for high impact in the cancer field.Awards are made to institutions for support of the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Investigators.. citizens) must be conducting independent research at a U.S.. research institution.The applicant must have received an MD, DO, PhD, or MD/PhD degree(s) from an accredited institution.Basic and translational/clinical projects will be considered.

About this opportunity

The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award supports the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with “high-risk/high-reward” ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovators are eligible to apply for in the final year of their award. The Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award supports earl Program Description | Application | Funding | Eligibility | Reporting | Terms of the Award | Forms for Awardees | Application Guidelines The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award is designed to provide support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with “high-risk/high-reward” ...

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