Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.
Date Posted Organization Title Website Type LOI and/or Application Due Date Comments / Documents
FDA FDA OWH/CERSI Funding Opportunity Internal Please direct any questions and submit one-page proposals to Dr. Joyce Obidi (Joyce.Obidi@fda.hhs.gov) and cc to ORSI-CERSI-Team@fda.hhs.gov by September 8, 2023.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Clinical Chemistry Fellowship Link Foundation Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Early application is encouraged.
American Lung Association American Lung Association (various) Link Foundation due dates vary -- see application for each award
NCI Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment or Prevention (SBIRT/P) for alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) use and misuse in adult populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
NCI Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
Melanoma Research Alliance Melanoma Research Alliance RFP Link Foundation 09/20/2023
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings Link NIH NOSI 11/18/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings Link NIH NOSI 11/18/25
NCI Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
NCI Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
NCI Imaging, Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Associated with Lethal Phenotypes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
NCI Cancer Tissue Engineering Collaborative: Enabling Biomimetic Tissue-Engineered Technologies for Cancer Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIH Research Project Grants on Down Syndrome (R01) for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project Link NIH NOSI 05/01/25
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Research Fellowship Program Link Foundation 08/11/2023
NCI Understanding Expectancies in Cancer Symptom Management (R01 Clinical Trial Required) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Populations to Cancer Screening, Cancer Prevention and Symptom Management Clinical Trials Link NIH NOSI 07/01/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on HIV-associated Malignancies Link NIH NOSI 09/08/26
NCI Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Link NIH Applications are accepted by continuous receipt.
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities Link NIH NOSI 10/10/26
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Utilization of Cohorts and Prospective Study Designs for Liquid Biopsy Assay Validation for Early Detection of Cancers Link NIH NOSI 07/02/25
DOD FY23 DoD Melanoma Grants DOD Deadlines vary across awards 23mrpreftable.pdf
UMGCCC Student/trainee supplements for PIO faculty to mentor undergraduate or high school trainees Internal $1,200/trainee to offset expenses (e.g. supplies, stipends)
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research to Address Vaccine Uptake and Implementation among Populations Experiencing Health Disparities Link NIH NOSI 06/06/26
NCI NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Link NIH Standard due dates apply
The Hope Foundation SWOG Trial Support (STrS) Link Foundation
DOD FY23 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) (various) Link DOD Deadlines vary across awards
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIH Research Project Grants on Down Syndrome (R01) for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project Link NIH NOSI 05/01/25
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Utilization of Cohorts and Prospective Study Designs for Liquid Biopsy Assay Validation for Early Detection of Cancers Link NIH NOSI 07/02/25
Lung Cancer research Foundation (LCRF) LCRF (various) Link Foundation LCRP%20Glitz%20Sheet_23.pdf
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