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Young Investigator Award (YIA)

Young Investigator Award

Funds early-career oncology physicians through mentored training fellowships to strengthen real-world implementation.

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About

The Young Investigator Award (YIA) is a mentored grant program offered by Conquer Cancer — The ASCO Foundation to support early-career oncology physicians at the critical transition from fellowship training to independent faculty. The award provides $50,000 over one year to fund personnel, research expenses, and travel to the Conquer Cancer Grants and Awards Ceremony at the ASCO Annual Meeting. Co…

What this grant funds

Any cancer research area conducted by early-career oncology physicians in their final fellowship or training years, across a general competition and eight special topic competitions.

Key facts
CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.12 months
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.—
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Last verified: 24 Jul 2026Source: www.asco.org