HIP Fellow Award

The HIP Fellow Award, part of the Hematology Inclusion Pathway, supports first and second year early-career researchers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to pursue a career in academic hematology. The HIP Fellow Award provides participants with salary support and funding to support blood science-focused research projects and present their research at the ASH Annual Meeting. The funds give fellows in training more time to generate sufficient expertise to be competitive when applying for other awards, such as the ASH Scholar Award, which targets applicants with more extensive research experience and preliminary data.

Key Information

Program Benefits

The award provides a honorarium of $100,000 over a two- or three-year period to guarantee protected time for clinical or laboratory-based hematology research projects, to develop additional skills in the conduct of research, generate preliminary data, and present their research at the ASH Annual Meeting.
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Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be PhD, MD/DO, or MD/DO, PhD researchers in mentored postdoctoral training position. Applicants must also have a research mentor who is an ASH member in good standing and must demonstrate how the applicant meets the goals of HIP.

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Application Process and Required Materials

Applicants must include an NIH biographical sketch, an NIH biographical sketch of their research mentor, a project proposal, a career development plan, a response to a HIP question, and two letters of support.
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Evaluation and Selection

Applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the HIP Study Section and accepted applicants and their mentors will receive official notification of acceptance by April/May.
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ASH-ASTCT Career Development Award

Recipients of the HIP Fellow Award who meet the eligibility requirements and have a research project related to cellular therapy are also eligible for the ASH-ASTCT Career Development Award.
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Key Dates

Application AvailableAugust 14, 2026
Application DeadlineFebruary 1, 2027, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time
Award notificationMay 2027

Award Recipients

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An Unprecedented Investment

Since 2025, ASH has more than doubled its level of support for awards, career development opportunities, and mentorship programs as part of the #Fight4Hematology campaign. This unprecedented investment of $25 million to date into hematology research awards – above and beyond ASH’s traditional funding levels – brings ASH’s total award funding across 2025-2026 to nearly $50 million, supporting 3,500+ awards.

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