Children’s Tumour Foundation: Young Investigator Award (YIA)
The Special Call on Pain in neurofibromatosis (NF) and schwannomatosis (SWN) is launched in collaboration with the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) and seeks applications focused on pain in NF1 and SWN, including NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2-SWN), from basic biology to innovative clinical management.
The Young Investigator Award is CTF’s longest running award program, and provides two-year salary support to early career NF researchers, such as senior doctoral students and post-doctoral researchers, to help them get established as independent NF investigators. Since its inception, several YIAs have made groundbreaking research findings and notable publications through this program, and many have advanced to become leaders in the NF research and clinical communities. The main function of the YIA program has been to serve as a ‘seeding mechanism’ for researchers to secure larger grants, such as from the NIH and CDMRP NFRP.
Amount and Duration
- 2-3 years at NIH payscale starting 2023
Eligibility (no citizenship requirement)
- Postdoctoral fellows (MD, PhD, or equivalent) with no more than 7 years past completion of their first doctoral degree at start of award, or;
- Graduate student pursuing an MD, PhD, or equivalent degree
Key Dates
- Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline: 30 November 2023 | 1pm PST
- Invitation to Full Application: 15 December 2024
- Full Application Deadline: 31 January 2024 | 1pm PST
- Decision Notifications: May 2024