Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.

Date Posted	Organization	Title	Website	Type	LOI Due	Application Due Date	Expiration Date	Comments / Documents
12/04/25	Pfizer	Advancing Care for Patients with Advanced ALK+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)	Link	Foundation		02/18/26
12/04/25	NCI	Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/10/26
12/04/25	NCI	Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning Grant Program (U34 Clinical Trials Optional)	Link	NIH		02/25/26		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
12/04/25	NCI	Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/13/26
12/04/25	The She+ Foundation	The She+ Foundation Grant	Link	Foundation
12/04/25	NCI	NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	Link	NIH		02/17/26
12/04/25	Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)	Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum PCORI Funding Announcement (The Cancer Partner PFA) -- Cycle 1 2026	Link	Foundation	01/06/2026	05/05/26
12/04/25	Sanofi	iDEA-TECH Awards 2025-2026	Link	Foundation		12/12/25
12/04/25	NIH	NIH HEAL Initiative PainCare Clinician Training Program (PCTP): Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (K08 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
12/04/25	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	AACR-Torrey Coast Foundation Transpacific Gastric and Esophageal Cancer Research Partnership Grant	Link	Foundation		01/15/26
12/04/25	American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)	Lustgarten Foundation-AACR Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Link	Foundation		01/06/26
11/14/25	NIH	Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		01/27/26
11/14/25	NIH	Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trials Optional)	Link	NIH		02/25/26
11/14/25	NIH	Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/10/26		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/04/26
11/14/25	NCI	NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 – Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		02/27/26
11/14/25	NIH	NCCIH Natural Product Early Phase Clinical Trial Phased Innovation Award (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		02/23/26
11/14/25	NIH	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	American Cancer Society	RFA: Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP)	Link	Foundation		06/01/26
11/14/25	NIH	Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Co-infection and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Courses for Skills Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Curriculum or Methods Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Understanding Expectancies in Cancer Symptom Management (R01 Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date.		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Assay development and screening for discovery of chemical probes, drugs or immunomodulators (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NCI	Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/05/26;Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation	Sarnoff Fellowship Program - Research Training for Medical Students	Link	Foundation		01/07/26
11/14/25	American Society of Hematology	ASH Research Training Award for Fellows	Link	Foundation
11/14/25	Sebastian Strong Foundation	SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award	Link	Foundation	11/30/2025	03/31/26
11/14/25	American Gastroenterological Association	AGA-Bern Schwartz Family Fund Research Scholar Award in Pancreatic Cancer (Fund B)	Link	Foundation		12/02/26
11/14/25	American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery	2026 CORE Funding Opportunity (various)	Link	Foundation
11/14/25	Mathers Foundation	Mathers Grant Awards Program	Link	Foundation	02/13/2026
11/14/25	NIH	Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply