CPRIT Scholars — Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty
Funds Texas universities to hire first-time tenure-track cancer researchers and grow research portfolios.
The CPRIT Scholars Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty (RFT) mechanism is the highest-volume program within CPRIT's academic research recruitment portfolio. Administered by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, the RFT mechanism enables Texas universities and cancer research institutes to recruit investigators who are accepting their first tenure-track faculty appointm…
Recruitment of first-time, tenure-track cancer research faculty to Texas institutions, funded at up to $2 million over five years per investigator.
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