Research Grants

The Call for Early Career Research Grant Submissions Is Now Open!

HOPA research grants provide support for projects that are likely to result in facilitating the efforts of hematology/oncology pharmacists to optimize the care of individuals affected by cancer.

Projects should align closely with the HOPA strategic imperative to support pharmacist-led research that advances patient care and the profession itself.

Research Areas Accepted

Clinical or patient outcomes
Surveys
Patient safety
Standards validation/benchmarking
Basic/translational science
Quality improvement projects

HOPA currently offers two research grants: the Research Fund Award and the Early Career Research Grant.

Listen to Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, FCCP, FISOPP, BCPS, BCOP, AP, explain the importance of HOPA research grants:

Early Career Research Grant

The Early Career Research Grant (ECRG) provides funding to promising investigators early in their careers to encourage and promote pharmacist-led oncology research.

Applicant Criteria

U.S.-based pharmacists who have completed their formal post-graduate training within the past seven years
PI must not have attained R21 (NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award) level funding
PI is required to work with a mentor, who may be from their sponsoring institution or another institution in the U.S.
Both PI and mentor must be active HOPA members in good standing

Funding Available

The Early Career Research Grant will award up to $50,000 to one or two chosen applicants through a competitive peer-review process.

How To Apply

Applications for the 2026 ECRG will be accepted until Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m., ET.

Those interested in applying for the HOPA Early Career Research Grant must submit a full application. (A Letter of Intent is not requested as part of the application process.) Please follow the specific formatting and submission instructions: Early Career Research Grant Information

HOPA Research Fund Award

The Research Fund Award (RFA) supports pharmacist-led research in the areas of clinical or patient outcomes, patient safety, standards validation/benchmarking, and basic/translational science.

Applicant Criteria

Single or multiple institutions may apply
Projects with co-PIs are allowed
Principal investigator (PI) must be an active HOPA member
- Co-PIs are encouraged but not required to be active HOPA members

Funding Available

The RFA will award up to $100,000 to up to three chosen applicants through a competitive peer-review process. HOPA aims to fund at least one practice-based/clinical and one basic/translational study each year.

How To Apply

The next round of applications will open in spring 2026.

How To Apply sted in applying for the HOPA Research Fund Award must first submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). Please follow the specific formatting and submission instructions: HOPA Research Fund Award LOI Information.

The HOPA Research Grant Reviewers Committee will evaluate each complete LOI and invite select projects to share their full research proposal. Instructions for full submission will be shared directly with invited applicants.