Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellowship Award

The funding information below is recorded in this listing; it does not establish additional covered components. Check amounts, caps, exclusions and conditions on the official source.

• Varies

Always cross-check eligibility against the sponsor's official site before applying — sponsor rules can change between intakes.

• Non-US citizens require a US host and completed PhD, MD or equivalent. Basic scientists: doctorate within 18 months of deadline, at most one year in sponsor lab, full-time research. Physician-scientists: completed clinical training, US board-eligible at start, at least 80% research. Apply before first assistant professorship. No concurrent degree or accepted postdoctoral fellowship. NIH K awards excluded except institutional K12 relinquished if selected. Training in the PhD laboratory or direct continuation of graduate work is ineligible.

No explicit document checklist is recorded here. If an application is required, prepare only the materials the provider requests.

Follow the provider's stated process. The checks below are guidance, not additional application requirements. Any original editorial instructions remain in the description above.

1. 1
   Check the provider's process

   Consult https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/fellowship to confirm whether consideration is automatic or requires an application, and follow only the process stated there.

2. 2
   Check eligibility and any requested materials

   Listed eligibility: Non-US citizens require a US host and completed PhD, MD or equivalent. Basic scientists: doctorate within 18 months of deadline, at most one year in sponsor lab, full-time research. Physician-scientists: completed clinical training, US board-eligible at start, at least 80% research. Apply before first assistant professorship. No concurrent degree or accepted postdoctoral fellowship. NIH K awards excluded except institutional K12 relinquished if selected. Training in the PhD laboratory or direct continuation of graduate work is ineligible.. Confirm the current criteria and, if submission is required, use the provider's own checklist.

3. 3
   Check dates and next steps

   Listed deadline information: Next application opens January 15, 2027; closes March 15, 2027, 4 p.m. Eastern.. Confirm any cutoff, time zone and follow-up process with the provider.

Provider deadline information: Next application opens January 15, 2027; closes March 15, 2027, 4 p.m. Eastern.. This text cannot be safely converted to a countdown; check the official source for its meaning. The earlier milestones are optional planning suggestions only.

1. Planning suggestion: 12 months out

   Check the current call and decide whether this opportunity fits your plans.

2. Planning suggestion: 6 months out

   If the provider requires tests or documents that take time, plan for them using its published instructions.

3. Planning suggestion: 3 months out

   If an application is required, review the provider's process and prepare only the materials it requests.

4. Planning suggestion: 1 month out

   If submission is required, allow time to check your materials and any stated cutoff.

5. Provider deadline

   Next application opens January 15, 2027; closes March 15, 2027, 4 p.m. Eastern.

   Provider deadline information: Next application opens January 15, 2027; closes March 15, 2027, 4 p.m. Eastern.. Confirm the current instructions and any cutoff or time zone on the official source; no additional time is assumed here.