A year-long part-time opportunity to conduct important research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Rockville, Maryland. Applications for the next cycle will open on January 21, 2025.
The NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholars Program was launched in 2017 by the Healthcare Delivery Research Program of NCI in partnership with AcademyHealth to address key gaps and advance the field of cancer care delivery research.
This unique program offers mid-career researchers a year-long, funded part-time opportunity to contribute evidence and address cancer care challenges by conducting research and pursuing projects at the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, MD. The program provides individuals with protected time to develop new research directions that advance both their own career goals and the field.
Why Become a Scholar?
Learn more about the benefits of the program.
The Visiting Scholar(s) is housed in NCI’s Healthcare Delivery Research Program (HDRP). HDRP’s mission is to advance innovative research to improve the delivery of cancer-related care and it accomplishes this work through its three Branches: Healthcare Assessment Research Branch, Health Systems and Interventions Research Branch, and Outcomes Research Branch.
Applications for the next cycle will open January 21, 2025. To receive information about this program and the next application cycle, please fill out this brief interest form.
Questions? Contact us at nci@academyhealth.org.
January 21, 2025: Application cycle opens
March 17, 2025: Application cycle closes at 5:00 p.m. ET
May 2025 – June 2025: Interview of selected candidates
July 2025: Announcement of selected Scholar(s)
Fall 2025: Program start date
August 2026: Program end date
Virginia LeBaron, Ph.D., APRN, FAAN is the Kluge-Schakat Associate Professor of Compassionate Care at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Read Bio
Learn more about past scholars here.