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Multi-step process: BU/BMC interest expression due May 22, 2026; internal materials due June 1, 2026; external application submission deadline July 24, 2026. The July 24 date is the final submission deadline.
Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants is sponsored by Susan G. Komen. Susan G.
Komen awards grants to support cutting-edge breast cancer research, with a focus on metastatic and aggressive breast cancers, personalized breast care, and eliminating disparities and inequities.
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Susan G. Komen Career Transition Awards (CTA) & Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants – 2026 | Office of Research Susan G. Komen Career Transition Awards (CTA) & Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants – 2026 URL: https://www.
komen. org/breast-cancer-research/grants/opportunities/ NOTE: The foundation has not yet announced the 2026 cycle for this LSO but is expected to soon. The internal competition is announced in anticipation to allow prospective applicants sufficient time to prepare their materials.
All information in this announcement is subject to change. The Susan G. Komen (SGK) Career Transition Awards (CTA) and Career Catalyst Research (CCR) grants are intended to support cutting-edge breast cancer research that will provide the greatest benefit to patients.
SGK focuses on conquering metastatic and aggressive breast cancers, advancing personalized breast care and eliminating breast cancer disparities and inequities. Research projects must be hypothesis-driven, breast cancer-focused studies. They may be considered basic, translational, clinical and/or population science in nature and should align with SGK’s mission to save lives.
Career Transition Awards (CTA) aims to help outstanding senior postdoctoral and clinical research fellows launch their competitive, independent breast cancer research careers. Career Catalyst Research (CCR) grants foster promising breast cancer researchers who are in the early stages of their faculty careers who will emerge as the next key leaders in the fight against breast cancer.
SGK seeks to support investigators with “protected time” for research career development under the guidance of a Mentor Committee. Up to $650,000 over up to 5 years over two phases of the Award as follows: Phase 1 : Up to $100,000 per year (direct costs only) for up to 2 years may be requested to support the final years of postdoctoral work.
Phase 2 : Up to $150,000 per year (direct and indirect costs) for up to 3 years to support for independent research as tenure-track investigators. Up to $150,000 per year for up to 3 years ($450,000 total) in combined direct and indirect costs. Be pursuing independent breast cancer research careers.
Be in the final years of mentored postdoctoral research training positions. Clinical fellows are considered eligible and equal to the postdoctoral rank.
Have no more than five years of total postdoctoral research experience at the time of Letter of Intent submission (July 24, 2026 **Anticipated) Currently hold a full-time faculty appointment or have a formal offer letter from the Institution that confirms position and start date by the Application due date (October 2, 2026 **Anticipated).
NOT have held any faculty appointment, including non-tenure and tenure track appointments combined, for more than a total of 6 years by the Application due date (October 2, 2026 **Anticipated). NOT currently be or have been a Principal Investigator on an existing NIH R01 grant or their equivalent as of the date of Award Notification (on or around April 15, 2027 **Anticipated).
Internal Selection Process The internal selection process depends on whether your grants are managed by BU or Boston Medical Center (BMC). Use the steps below to determine this information: Step 1: Open the BUMC Home Institution Finder Step 3: Follow one process : If you see BU or BU-CAMED, follow BU Process below If you see BMC, follow the BMC Process below BU may forward 1 nominee for each award .
Interested applicants should submit the following materials via InfoReady Review by: 6/1/2026 2-page Research Plan providing clear and concise statement of the research question, hypothesis, specific aims of the project throughout the grant term, and how the project would increase understanding of breast cancer and lead to advances in the field. References may be included on one additional page.
List of pending and current other support – can be in NIH format Up-to-date Biosketch or CV As necessary, a faculty review committee will review internal applications and select the institutional nominee(s). BMC may forward 1 nominee for each award .
If you are a BUMC faculty member who works in BMC space or you are a fellow whose faculty advisor is a BMC investigator, please contact the Program Manager of Strategic Research Growth, Carolina Giudice ( carolina. giudice@bmc. org ) by Friday, May 22 to express interest in this opportunity.
In your email, please indicate which grant you wish to apply to (CTA or CCR). BMC Deadline to Express Interest: Friday, May 22, 2026 BU Internal Materials Due: Monday, June 1, 2026 by 11:59 pm ET Anticipated Notification Date: Monday, June 22, 2026 **Anticipated External Materials Due: Friday, July 24, 2026
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Institutions must respond to missiongrantsadmin@komen.org by June 5, 2025, to opt-in to the institutional nomination process. This is a limited submission opportunity; each institution may submit one nominee. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $150,000 per year for up to three years ($450,000 total) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is July 24, 2025. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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