Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.
Date Posted Organization Title Website Type LOI or Pre-Application Due Date Application Due Date Expiration Date Comments / Documents
NCI NIH Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 11/10/26
NCI NIH Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 11/10/26
NIH NIH Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Centers (U54 Clinical Trial Required) NIH 01/25/27
NCI NIH Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 09/11/27
NIH NIH Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/06/26
NIH NIH Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 10/19/26
NIH NIH Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 10/19/26
NIH NIH Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 10/19/27
NCI NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Community Sites (UG1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 09/18/26
NCI NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) Research Bases (UG1 Clinical Trial Required) NCI 09/18/26
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award Industry 06/04/2026 09/16/26
NCI NIH Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 03/12/29
NCI NIH Metastasis Research Network (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI Standard due dates apply 09/26/26
NIH NIH Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH NIH Interventions to expand cancer screening and preventive services to ADVANCE health in populations that experience health disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NIH NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH NIH Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI NIH Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
UMSOM Center for Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI) CARTI Grant Review Service Internal 06/30/2026 08/21/26
Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) 2026 LCRF Award on Advancing Breakthroughs in ALK-Positive Lung Cancer Foundation 07/15/2026 09/29/26 LOI submission deadline is midnight on July 15, 2026. The full proposal submission deadline is September 29, 2026.
Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) and AstraZeneca 2026 LCRF | AstraZeneca Research Award on Strategies Using Patient Advocacy to Improve Outcomes in Small Cell Lung Cancer Foundation 07/15/2026 10/05/26 LOI submission deadline is July 15, 2026. The full proposal submission deadline is October 5, 2026.
Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) and AstraZeneca 2026 LCRF | AstraZeneca Research Award on Strategies Towards Improving the Treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer Foundation 07/15/2026 10/05/26 LOI submission deadline is July 15, 2026. The full proposal submission deadline is October 5, 2026.
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) - various awards DOW Pre-application/LOI and application deadlines vary by award - visit website
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) - various awards DOW 08/12/2026 09/02/26
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) - various awards DOW 09/02/26 Pre-application/LOI due dates vary by award - visit website
Department of War - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) FY26 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) - various awards DOW Pre-application/LOI and application deadlines vary by award - visit website
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Ovarian Cancer Academy – Early-Career Investigator Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Investigator-Initiated Research Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Ovarian Cancer, Clinical Trial Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW, Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award DOW 10/01/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Focused Pilot Award DOW 10/07/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Idea Development Award DOW 10/07/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Pancreatic Cancer Research Program, Translational Research Partnership Award DOW 10/07/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 4 DOW 06/12/2026 09/30/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 3 DOW 06/12/2026 09/30/26
Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA DoW Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award DOW 06/12/2026 09/30/26
NIH NIH Bioengineering Research Grants (BRG) (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 07/05/29
NIH NIH Research Opportunities in Cancer Epidemiology Cohort Studies (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 07/05/29
American Gastroenterological Association AGA-R. Robert & Sally Funderburg Research Award in Gastric Cancer Award 09/15/26
American Gastroenterological Association AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer Award 09/15/26
The Elsa U Pardee Foundation The Elsa U Pardee Foundation Grant Foundation 12/01/26
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery AATS Foundation Research Scholarship Scholarship 12/02/26
Gateway for Cancer Research (GFCR) Gateway for Cancer Research Grant Programs (various) Foundation 05/15/2026 LOI submissions due - current cycle May 15, 2026 at 12 pm CT
NCI DCCPS Topics of Interest for Administrative Supplements in FY26 NIH 11/30/28
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Defense Health Agency Research and Development Medical Research and Development Command Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Lung Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2026 (various) Foundation
National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research Foundation
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) NIH Standard due dates apply
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ASTRO Funding Opportunities (various) Foundation