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. See Additional Benefit InformationEligibility Requirements
Applicants must be PhD, MD/DO, or MD/DO, PhD researchers in mentored postdoctoral training position and have fewer than three years of research experience after completion of their degree. 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. See Additional Eligibility RequirementsApplication 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. See Additional Information on Required MaterialsKey Dates
| Application Available | September 1, 2025 |
| Application Deadline | February 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time |
| Award notification | May 2026 |
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An Unprecedented Investment
In response to ongoing threats to federal funding of hematology research and resources, since 2025 ASH has more than doubled its level of support for awards, career development opportunities, and mentorship programs to nearly $50 million, supporting 3,500+ awards. This investment includes an additional $25 million that goes far above and beyond ASH’s traditional funding levels as part of the #Fight4Hematology campaign..
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