MMRF Research Fellowship Program
Funds mentored research fellowships for early scholars advancing myeloma science at postdoctoral and junior faculty stages.
The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF) Research Fellowship Program funds postdoctoral researchers, clinical fellows, and junior faculty conducting mentored myeloma research. The 2026 cycle awards up to $75,000 for one year — a change from the historical $150,000 two-year structure that prior cycles used. The 2026 RFA was issued 1 May 2026 with a submission deadline of 15 July 2026 and notification expected 1 October 2026. The MMRF is headquartered at 383 Main Avenue, 7th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851, and can be reached at +1-203-229-0464 or through its grants contact form.
The 2026 cycle is thematically focused on four priority areas: host immunity in multiple myeloma, disease monitoring, diagnosis and treatment disparities, and innovative data solutions. Applicants must be postdoctoral researchers, clinical fellows, or junior faculty and must have a qualified mentor who is an established principal investigator in the myeloma field — general oncology mentorship is not sufficient. The award is restricted to academic and research institution applicants; for-profit organisations are ineligible. No country restrictions apply, so applicants at non-US institutions are eligible provided the mentor requirement is met. Indirect costs are subject to the institutional allowance specified in the 2026 guidelines document.
Competitive fellowships align the proposed project with one or more of the four stated 2026 priority themes and demonstrate that the mentor has active myeloma-specific research infrastructure and prior trainee mentorship experience. Because the guidelines PDF contains the application format, page limits, and scoring rubric — details not reproduced on the landing page — applicants should download the 2026 MMRF Research Fellowship Guidelines and Application document from the MMRF website before preparing the submission. Awards are for one year; renewal pathways for a second year are not described in available documentation for the 2026 cycle.
Postdoctoral and junior faculty research in multiple myeloma, covering host immunity, disease monitoring, diagnosis and treatment disparities, and innovative data solutions.
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