How much funding does Young Investigator Award (YIA) provide?

Young Investigator Award (YIA) provides Two years funding according to salaries outlined in Guidelines in funding.

When is the deadline for Young Investigator Award (YIA)?

The funder has not published the next deadline; based on past cycles it is expected around December.

Who is eligible for Young Investigator Award (YIA)?

Eligible applicants: A graduate student pursuing an MD, Ph.

How often is Young Investigator Award (YIA) offered?

Young Investigator Award (YIA) runs on an annual cycle. The next deadline is expected December 2, 2026.

Who has received Young Investigator Award (YIA) funding?

Children's Tumor Foundation's IRS filings list 5 awards under this program (2020). Recent recipients include Trustees of Columbia University (New York, NY), $150,714 in 2020; University of California (Oakland, CA), $108,000 in 2020; Stanford University Neurosciences (Palo Alto, CA), $85,500 in 2020.

Young Investigator Award (YIA)

Children's Tumor Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Two years funding according to salaries outlined in Guidelines

Deadline

Expected ~December

Based on past cycles

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Current deadline: December 2, 2026
Tracked since: April 2026

Deadlines typically fall in: December

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

Check your organization against each line. Taken from the listing; confirm with the funder's guidelines.

Eligible organizations

A graduate student pursuing an MD, Ph

Other requirements

D., or equivalent degree OR a postdoctoral fellow with no more than 7 years past completion of their first doctoral degree
Applicant must be affiliated with the laboratory of a senior researcher who is the applicant's research sponsor
Applicant must commit to the minimum effort requirements as outlined in the YIA Guidelines
Only one YIA application per laboratory per year will be funded

Overview

CTF's longest running award program that provides two-year salary support to early-career NF researchers to help them become established as independent NF investigators.

Focus Area: Neurofibromatosis (NF) research

Geographic Scope: International (no citizenship requirement)

Target Applicants:

Senior doctoral students pursuing MD, Ph.D., or equivalent degree
Postdoctoral fellows with no more than 7 years past completion of their first doctoral degree

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicant must be a graduate student pursuing an MD, Ph.D., or equivalent degree OR a postdoctoral fellow with no more than 7 years past completion of their first doctoral degree
Applicant must be affiliated with the laboratory of a senior researcher who is the applicant's research sponsor
Applicant must commit to the minimum effort requirements as outlined in the YIA Guidelines
Only one YIA application per laboratory per year will be funded
An individual may not receive more than one postdoctoral YIA in their career
No citizenship requirements

Mission: CTF acts as a 'seed funder' to support early-career researchers and early-stage NF research as a 'seeding mechanism' to help researchers secure larger grants from NIH and CDMRP NFRP

Award Start Date: July 1, 2026

Program Leadership:

Dr. Andrea "Andi" McClatchey (Program Chair) - Poitras Family Professor of Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Dr. Helen Morrison (Program Chair) - Professor Neurobiology of Aging at Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
Dr. Eduard "Edu" Serra (Program Chair) - Researcher at Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Barcelona, Spain

How to Apply