December 2, 2026

CTF Young Investigator Award (YIA)

Direct application

Amount varies

Eligibility

Major
Health Professions
Education level
Graduate

About this scholarship

Graduate students pursuing an MD, Ph.D., or equivalent degree, or postdoctoral fellows with no more than seven years since their first doctoral degree, may apply for the Children's Tumor Foundation Young Investigator Award for neurofibromatosis research. Applicants must be affiliated with a senior research sponsor's laboratory and meet the minimum effort requirements in the YIA guidelines. There are no citizenship requirements.

The award provides two-year salary support according to CTF guidelines. Submit a Letter of Intent through Proposal Central during the annual LOI window.

Essay questions

What else to submit

  • Letter of Intent submitted through Proposal Central
  • No citizenship requirement.
  • Award provides two years of salary support according to CTF guidelines.