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
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Communication and Decision-Making in a Complex and Dynamic Cancer Treatment Environment NIH NOSI 09/08/28 09/08/28
American Cancer Society Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award Foundation Applications submitted through June 1 will be reviewed in July. Applications submitted after June 1 will be reviewed in December. Grants start in September 2025 (July review) or 04/2026 (December)
American Thyroid Association 2025 Thyroid Research Grant Program Foundation 03/31/25
Breast Cancer Alliance Exceptional Project Grants Foundation 03/31/2025
NCI Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NIH PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 04/06/25
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Improving Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens and Maintenance of Health Behaviors to Promote Health NIH NOSI 07/14/27 07/14/27
NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) Foundation
NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NCI Imaging Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Associated with Lethal Phenotypes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/08/25
NCI Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
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 NIH NOSI 05/01/25 05/01/25
Maryland Department of Health MHHD Grant Programs MDH see each grant for specific deadline
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiologic Studies to Assess the Impact of Incretin Mimetics on New and Recurrent Cancer Risk NIH NOSI 05/09/26 05/09/26
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Developing and Testing Multi-level Physical Activity Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being NIH NOSI 11/14/27 11/14/27
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer SITC-MRA Women in Melanoma Fellowship Award Award
OREF OREF Research Grants (various) Foundation
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Project Cure CRC Foundation rolling request for proposals
Society for Immunology of Cancer 2024 SITC-Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Adverse Events in Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship Foundation
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities NIH NOSI 10/10/26 10/10/26
Society for Immunology of Cancer SITC-Merck Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship Foundation
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Telehealth Research in Cancer Care NIH NOSI 03/17/26 03/17/26
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiologic Studies to Assess the Impact of Incretin Mimetics on New and Recurrent Cancer Risk NIH NOSI 05/09/26 05/09/26
Pew Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Foundation
Alan B. Slifka Foundation Sarcoma Research Grants Initiative Foundation send a 1-2 page letter of intent (LOI) to sarcomaLOI@slifkafoundation.org.
Melanoma Research Foundation Melanoma Research Foundation RFP (various) Foundation https://melanoma.org/research-science/research-grants/research-grant-rfps/
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Utilization of Cohorts and Prospective Study Designs for Liquid Biopsy Assay Validation for Early Detection of Cancers NIH NOSI 07/02/25 07/02/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest: Health Influences of Gender as a Social and Structural Variable NIH NOSI 10/01/25 10/01/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
NCI Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences NIH NOSI 05/08/29 05/08/29
American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Grants (various) Foundation Deadlines April 1 and October 15
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Chronic Inflammation of the Oral Cavity - An Agent for Oral Mucosal Disease NIH NOSI 05/10/27 05/10/27
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Grants - various Foundation Deadlines vary by award
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Quantum Sensing Technologies in Biomedical Applications NIH NOSI 01/27/27 01/27/27
NCI Imaging Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Associated with Lethal Phenotypes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/08/25
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 NIH NOSI 05/01/25 05/01/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): National Cancer Institute Entrepreneurial Education Programs to Facilitate Commercialization of Cancer Relevant Technologies NIH NOSI 01/08/27 01/08/27
NIAID Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development of Organotypic Culture Models for Transplantation Immunology Research NIH NOSI 11/17/26 11/17/26
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Exploratory Cancer Immunology Projects and Technologies (ExCITe) NIH NOSI 11/17/26 11/17/26
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 NIH NOSI 05/01/25 05/01/25
NIH HEAL Initiative: Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] to Treat Pain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Projects to Develop Oncoaging Models for Cancer Research NIH NOSI 07/31/27 07/31/27
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Utilization of Cohorts and Prospective Study Designs for Liquid Biopsy Assay Validation for Early Detection of Cancers NIH NOSI 07/02/25 07/02/25
St. Baldrick's Foundation St. Baldrick's Foundation Grants Foundation
American Association for Cancer Research AACR MINORITY SCHOLAR IN CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS Foundation
American Lung Association American Lung Association (various) Foundation due dates vary -- see application for each award