MRA Young Investigator Award
Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) · Nonprofit
Source: Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) (curated) · View original posting ↗
Annual RFA — the 2026-27 cycle ($7.9M total) has an LOI due September 14, 2026 and full proposals due November 5, 2026.
- AwardWhat a single award can be worth — the funder's published per-award amount or floor–ceiling range.
- Up to $225K
- DeadlineFinal application due date.
- Nov 5, 2026
- Letter of intentDue date for the letter of intent (a short pre-application some funders require or request before the full proposal).
- Sep 14, 2026
- MechanismNIH activity code — the grant type (R01 research project, R21 exploratory, K series career development, F series fellowship, …).
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- DurationMaximum project period for a single award.
- 3 yr
- Expected awardsHow many awards the funder anticipates making under this opportunity.
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- Funding cycleHow often the program accepts applications (annual, multiple cycles per year, rolling, or one-time).
- Recurring (annual)
- Open dateWhen applications open (or opened).
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- Total fundingThe overall pool the funder expects to commit across ALL awards under this opportunity — not what one project receives.
- $225K total
- Clinical trialWhether proposed projects must, may, or must not include a clinical trial.
- Optional / allowed
Research areas
Auto-classified from the title and description (keyword-based) — may be imperfect.
Description
Three-year awards launching the independent careers of early-stage investigators (within five years of a first faculty appointment, with a senior mentor) in melanoma research. The award figure is published only in the RFP PDF — treat it as unconfirmed. Curated entry; verify current terms at the program page.
This funder has no public API, so the entry is manually curated — confirm current amounts, deadlines, and eligibility on the source page.