RFA: ACS-ASTRO CSDG ( Clinician Scientist Development Grant )
Funding Amount
US $405,000 - US $675,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “The grant supports research for 3 to 5 years, providing $135,000 annually for direct costs, plus allowable indirect costs, while encouraging diversity in applications.”
Overview
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) co-fund the Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG), aimed at advancing the research careers of clinician scientists in radiation oncology. Eligible applicants are full-time faculty members at U.S. institutions with a doctoral degree and an active clinical license. The grant supports research for 3 to 5 years, providing $135,000 annually for direct costs, plus allowable indirect costs, while encouraging diversity in applications.
NOTE: Please see additonal informations about this grant on pages 45-53 of the attached PDF Doc.
ACS Research Priority Areas
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has established these 6 areas to prioritize the research we fund to help advance the mission. All research proposals (except Institutional Research Grants, Mission Boost Grants, and Professor grants) must fall into at least 1 of these 6 priority areas:
- Etiology (causes of cancer)Obesity/Healty Eating and Active Living (HEAL)Screening and DiagnosisTreatmentSurvivorshipHealth Equity Across the Cancer Continuum
- ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)
- The investigator selected for funding will be required to become a member of ASTRO prior to grant activation.
The Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) supports full-time faculty members in becoming independent investigators as clinician scientists. This grant is designed for people trained primarily as clinicians who want to maintain clinical practice and conduct cancer research. Specifically, for this RFA in partnership with ASTRO, the applicant must be in the radiation oncology field.
Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
You ARE eligible to submit a proposal if you:
Are a full-time faculty member at a US academic institution or eligible non-profitHave a doctoral degree, an active clinical license, and participate in clinical care.Applicants may also be board-certified clinical medical physicists. Are not a current or former principal investigator (PI) of an individual mentored training grantHave NOT had an R-level or equivalent grant as PI
Awards may be for 3 to 5 years with $135,000 a year for direct costs, plus 8% allowable indirect costs.
What American Cancer Society Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 509
- Total given
- $23.09M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,648–$9.6M
- By dollars: District of Columbia 42%, Texas 7%, California 4%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Chicago, IL; Philadelphia, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 14% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network · Washington, DC
Program Support
$9.6M
U of TX MD Anderson Cancer Ctr · Houston, TX
Support/Research
$851K
Patient Advocate Foundation · Hampton, VA
Patient Support
$351K
Coriell Institute for Medical Research · Camden, NJ
Extramural Research Grant
$300K
Texas Oncology Foundation Inc · Dallas, TX
Patient Support
$213K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Cancer
- Science research
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