A year-long part-time opportunity to conduct important research at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Rockville, Maryland. The application cycle is now closed.
The application cycle for the 2025-2026 NCI/AcademyHealth Healthcare Delivery Research Visiting Scholars Program is now closed. If you are interested in applying for the next cycle, please fill out this brief form.
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.
Questions? Contact us at nci@academyhealth.org.
January 21, 2025: Application cycle opens
April 14, 2025: Application cycle closes at 5:00 p.m. ET
June 2025 – July 2025: Interview of selected candidates
August 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.