The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
The Research Specialist Award (R50) aims to provide stable research career opportunities for outstanding scientists who wish to continue their research within the context of an existing National Cancer Institute (NCI)-funded cancer research program. This grant is targeted specifically at laboratory-based scientists who are essential to the biomedical research enterprise but do not seek to become independent investigators. The grant supports scientists in basic, translational, clinical, or population science cancer research programs, highlighting the importance of non-tenure track researchers in sustaining the momentum of cancer research.