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National Cancer Institute Youth Enjoy Science Research Education Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- Number
- RFA-CA-24-026
- Type
- Federal Grant
- Posted
- 2024-07-09T00:00:00+00:00
- Response deadline
- Sep 28, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT (85 days left)
- Award range
- Up to $400K
Summary
<p>The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to encourage individuals who have not had substantial biomedical research experience, or who have the potential to significantly benefit from additional biomedical research experience to pursue further studies or careers in research. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on: (1) Research Experiences, (2) Curriculum or Methods Development and (3) Outreach. The NCI’s mission is to conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs concerning cancer. This funding opportunity seeks to facilitate educational activities that encourage students to become knowledgeable about cancer and available to focus on cancer later in their careers. To promote broad interest in pursuing a career in biomedical research via early intervention strategies, the NCI Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Program will support efforts to create and maintain an institutional program to engage grades 6-12 and/or undergraduate students in cutti…