The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation 2018 Clinical Scientist Development Award Competition is now open

Pre-proposal applications are being sought from physician scientists at the assistant professor level conducting clinical research in any disease area. Click here to find out more about the eligibility criteria.

Application Deadlines

Pre-Proposals Due:	December 1, 2017  3 pm ET
Invitation to submit full proposal:	January 19, 2018, by 5 pm ET
Full proposals due:	March 16, 2018  3 pm ET
Award Start Date:	July 1, 2018

The Clinical Scientist Development Award does not require institutional nomination. This competition employs a two-stage process. Pre-proposal applications will be reviewed and up to 50 applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal.  In keeping with the wishes expressed in Doris Duke's will, experiments that use animals or primary tissues derived from animals will not be supported by this program.