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Mentored Research Award

Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation

Purpose

The NETRF Mentored Research Award is designed to encourage early-career investigators to pursue neuroendocrine cancer research and to commit to the field. Mentored Research Awards provide $150,000 over two years. These proposals typically have two aims that require two years of work. They have one PI with or without collaborators.

NETRF Structured Mentoring: In addition to the applicant’s institutional mentoring committee, awardees will be paired with NETRF-provided BOSA mentors who will meet periodically with the awardee and mentoring team to review progress, troubleshoot barriers, and support career development.

Amount

This grant award totals $150,000 over two years. Mentored Research Awards do not cover indirect costs. Grants are paid in US dollars.

Selection process

The NETRF request for applications uses a two-step process. First, applicants submit a competitive Letter of Intent (LOI). Only one LOI may be submitted per applicant, per program. Applicants selected to advance will be invited to submit a full application.

An LOI must be submitted, and all eligibility criteria must be met to be considered for the full application stage. LOIs that do not meet these requirements will be administratively rejected.
If invited, applicants must submit a full application that meets all program guidelines. Applications that do not meet these requirements will be administratively rejected.
LOIs and full applications will be peer reviewed by an independent panel of scientific experts.
Applications will be reviewed in two strata: (1) postdoctoral/clinical research fellows (or equivalent) and (2) early-career faculty (Assistant Professor or equivalent within the first three years of initial appointment). Review criteria will be consistent across strata, with expectations calibrated to career stage. Final funding decisions will consider scientific merit and career stage to ensure trainees are not disadvantaged.

Grant monitoring

Grant recipients must submit progress reports every six months detailing scientific progress, research milestones achieved, and project-related expenditures. The reports disclose updates on publications, patents, and clinical trial advances when applicable. These reports are reviewed to ensure funds are spent appropriately and that sufficient progress is made throughout the grant term. Continued funding is contingent upon review and approval of progress and achievement of relevant milestones. Post-award reports at one, three, and five years are required to measure longer-term outcomes of the funded research and investigator career advancement.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

While NETRF does not publish a single numeric “success predictor score,” its processes and criteria provide clear indicators of what increases competitiveness:

🔎 1. Alignment With Strategic Research Priorities

Proposals must fit NETRF’s research roadmap — such as:

early detection and biomarkers,

new therapeutic approaches,

molecular mechanisms of tumor progression,

translational/clinical impact.
Researchers are encouraged to address topics that align with NET biology and clinical relevance.

✍️ 2. Quality of the Initial LOI

Because of the two-step application process, a strong LOI is essential: it should succinctly present the idea, scientific significance, feasibility, and innovation. Only meritorious LOIs are invited to submit full proposals.

👩‍🔬 3. Scientific Merit and Innovation

Full proposals are peer-reviewed by independent scientific experts. Scientific strength, novelty, rigorous design, and potential impact on NET research are central to decisions.

🤝 4. Investigator and Environment

Reviewers consider the research team, institutional support, prior accomplishments, and the capacity to complete the proposed work. Early-career investigators supported through mentorship mechanisms can demonstrate future potential.

🌍 5. Research Focus and Scope

Projects must be directly focused on neuroendocrine tumor biology or clinical outcomes. Work that is tangential to NETs may be ineligible.

📆 6. Compliance With Guidelines

Strict adherence to submission requirements, deadlines, and application formatting (e.g., LOI rules) is essential — applications failing these are administratively rejected.

🧠 Summary

NETRF is a leading nonprofit funder of scientific research on neuroendocrine tumors.

It offers competitive grants in multiple categories, typically requiring a two-stage LOI-to-full application review process.

While NETRF does not publish a formal “success predictor model,” success correlates with strong scientific merit, alignment with NET-focused priorities, compelling LOIs, and solid research teams evaluated through peer review.

Full applications are reviewed by independent scientists, and only those advancing knowledge or therapeutic strategies for NETs are likely to be funded.

Specialties

Cancer

Neurosciences

Endocrine Surgery

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must hold an MD, PhD, MD/PhD, or equivalent degree and must not currently be a candidate for any additional doctoral or professional degree.
Applicants must hold a full-time, mentored research position as a postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, instructor, or equivalent. NETRF will also consider Assistant Professors (or equivalent) within the first three years of their initial faculty appointment, provided they remain in a mentored career stage and have a designated mentoring committee.
Applicants must work under the auspices of a mentor (and mentoring committee) at an academic, medical, or research institution in the U.S. or abroad and be focused on establishing themselves as experts in neuroendocrine cancer research. Applicants who are fully independent or hold substantial independent research funding (e.g., R01-equivalent) are not eligible.
Eligible organizations include public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, both domestic and international. Applications from the biotech, pharmaceutical, or other for-profit life sciences industries are not eligible.
The award is transferable to the first year of a junior faculty position, subject to NETRF approval and continued compliance with program eligibility requirements.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 100 Hancock Street, Third Floor, Quincy, MA 02171 (617) 946-1780

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