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
NCI Notice of Special Interest: Health Influences of Gender as a Social and Structural Variable NIH NOSI 10/01/25 10/01/25
American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Grants (various) Foundation Deadlines April 1 and October 15
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 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
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 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
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
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
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Projects to Develop Oncoaging Models for Cancer Research NIH NOSI 07/31/27 07/31/27
St. Baldrick's Foundation St. Baldrick's Foundation Grants Foundation
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
American Association for Cancer Research AACR MINORITY SCHOLAR IN CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS Foundation
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Clinical Chemistry Fellowship Foundation Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Early application is encouraged.
American Lung Association American Lung Association (various) Foundation due dates vary -- see application for each award
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings NIH NOSI 11/18/25 11/18/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Pragmatic Trials in Low Resource Settings NIH NOSI 11/18/25 11/18/25
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): Administrative Supplements for Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Populations to Cancer Screening Cancer Prevention and Symptom Management Clinical Trials NIH NOSI 07/01/25 07/01/25
NCI Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on HIV-associated Malignancies NIH NOSI 09/08/26 09/08/26
NCI Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 07/09/26 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 NIH NOSI 10/10/26 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 NIH NOSI 07/02/25 07/02/25
The Hope Foundation SWOG Trial Support (STrS) Foundation
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 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
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions NIH NOSI 06/06/26 06/06/26
Lung Cancer research Foundation (LCRF) LCRF (various) Foundation
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations NIH NOSI 06/06/26 06/06/26
Prostate Cancer Foundation Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards (Various) Foundation Deadlines vary across grants
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Adaptive Biomaterials for Cancer Biology NIH NOSI 05/07/25 05/07/25
Gray Foundation GRAY FOUNDATION BRCA TEAM SCIENCE PROGRAM Foundation
NCI National Cancer Institute Program Project Applications for the Years 2023 2024 and 2025 (P01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/26 LOI due 30 days before application due date
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Advancing Development of Rapid Point-of-Care Hepatitis C Virus Diagnostics NIH NOSI 01/08/26 01/08/26
Cancer Research Institute CRI Grants (various) Foundation https://www.cancerresearch.org/apply-for-grants
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 Expiration Date: 7/2/25
Pfizer 2023 Pfizer’s Competitive Grants Program (various) Industry https://www.pfizer.com/about/programs-policies/grants/competitive-grants
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): RNA Modifications in Cancer Biology NIH NOSI 01/08/26 01/08/26
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 Expiration Date: 5/1/25
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Basic Mechanisms of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Action in Cancer NIH NOSI 05/08/27 Expiration Date: 5/8/27
NCI Precision Approaches in Radiation Synthetic Combinations (PAIRS R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/08/25 LOI due 30 days before application due date
Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) Melanoma Research Foundation Research Grant RFPs (various) Foundation https://melanoma.org/research-science/research-grants/research-grant-rfps/
Breast Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Alliance grants (various) Foundation https://breastcanceralliance.org/what-we-fund
Rita Allen Foundation Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program Foundation
EMDR Foundation EMDR Research Consultation Awards Foundation https://emdrfoundation.wpengine.com/research-grants/research-consultation-award… Applications accepted year round
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Mechanistic Research on Therapeutic and Other Biological Properties of Minor Cannabinoids and Terpenes NIH NOSI 07/01/25 07/01/25 Expiration Date: 7/1/25
Rivkin Center Rivkin Center Scientific Grants (various) Foundation https://rivkin.org/research/apply/