Founded in 1999, the Colorectal Cancer Alliance is the leading nonprofit organization dedicated to ending colorectal cancer within our lifetime. It honors the memory of Christine Sapienza and supports affected families through investments in research—totaling nearly $10 million, including nearly $3 million in early-stage grants to innovative researchers.
The Early Career Investigator Awards are designed to attract early career faculty with original ideas into the field of colorectal cancer research. The goal is to recruit and support the next generation of colorectal cancer (CRC) research leaders by providing funding for innovative and original preclinical, translational, and/or early clinical research projects. This grant targets scientists within the first five years of their first academic faculty appointment and requires a mentorship commitment from a senior investigator.