Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) Fellow Award

About this funding opportunity

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The HIP Fellow Award, part of the Hematology Inclusion Pathway, supports first and second year early-career researchers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to pursue a career in academic hematology. The HIP Fellow Award provides participants with salary support and funding to support blood science-focused research projects and present their research at the ASH Annual Meeting. The funds give fellows in training more time to generate sufficient expertise to be competitive when applying for other awards, such as the ASH Scholar Award, which targets applicants with more extensive research experience and preliminary data. Key Information Program Benefits

The award provides a honorarium of $100,000 over a two- or three-year period to guarantee protected time for clinical or laboratory-based hematology research projects, to develop additional skills in the conduct of research, generate preliminary data, and present their research at the ASH Annual Meeting. See Additional Benefit Information Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be MD/DO, PhD, or MD/DO and PhD researchers in mentored postdoctoral training position and have fewer than three years of research experience after completion of their degree. Applicants must also have a research mentor who is an ASH member in good standing and must demonstrate how the applicant meets the goals of HIP. See Additional Eligibility Requirements Application Process and Required Materials

Applicants must include an NIH biographical sketch, an NIH biographical sketch of their research mentor, a project proposal, a career development plan, a response to a HIP question, and two letters of support. See Additional Information on Required Materials Evaluation and Selection

Applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the HIP Study Section and accepted applicants and their mentors will receive official notification of acceptance by April/May. See Evaluation Criteria ASH-ASTCT Career Development Award

Recipients of the HIP Fellow Award who meet the eligibility requirements and have a research project related to cellular therapy are also eligible for the ASH-ASTCT Career Development Award. See Additional Criteria Key Dates

Application Available September 1, 2025 Application Deadline February 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time Award notification May 2026

Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health, Workforce Development.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

Hematology Inclusion Pathway (HIP) Fellow Award is administered by American Society of Hematology (ASH), listed via American Society of Hematology.