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.
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