2026 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research

New Funding Opportunity

March 26, 2025

The Pew Charitable Trusts is inviting eligible institutions to nominate one (1) faculty member with the rank of assistant professor, to apply for the 2026 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research. The Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. The award provides $300,000 in flexible support—$75,000 per year for a four-year period.

Interested applicants should submit pre-proposals following the Limited Submission Pre-Proposal Instructions electronically to the application system by Friday, May 2, 2025, at 11:59PM EST.

For more details, please see visit the Pew Scholars website.



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Deadlines:

Internal Deadline: May 2, 2025, 11:59PM ET

Notify Applicants: May 12, 2025

Nominations due to Pew Scholars: May 13, 2025

External Deadline: August 27, 2025