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: Epidemiology and Prevention in Alcohol Research NIH NOSI 09/06/26 09/06/26
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Synthetic Biology for Biomedical Applications NIH NOSI 05/17/26 05/17/26
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on the Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations NIH NOSI 08/08/25 08/08/25 Expiration Date: August 08 2025
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Increasing Uptake of Evidence-Based Screening in Diverse Populations Across the Lifespan NIH NOSI 05/08/25 05/08/25 Expiration Date: May 08 2025
NIH HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 - Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/13/25 LOI Not Applicable
NIH HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K23 - Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/13/25 LOI Not Applicable
Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) CCRF Research Grant Programs (various) Foundation https://childrenscancer.org/awards/
ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation ChadTough DIPG 2024 grants (various) Foundation https://www.chadtough.org/research/grant-application/
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Administrative Supplements for the INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Project NIH NOSI 06/02/25 06/02/25 Expiration Date: 6/2/25
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Climate Change and Health NIH NOSI 05/08/25 05/08/25 Expiration Date: May 08 2025
Bone Cancer Research Trust Bone Cancer Research Trust grants (various) Foundation https://www.bcrt.org.uk/research/for-researchers/
AbbVie Investigator-Initiated Studies Industry IIS applications are accepted on a rolling submission basis.
Solving Kids' Cancer Solving Kids' Cancer Research Grant Foundation Proposals are accepted and reviewed throughout the year on a rolling basis.
Hope Foundation for Cancer Research Hope Foundation funding opps (various) Foundation https://www.thehopefoundation.org/funding-opportunities/
Lung Cancer Research Foundation LCRF Grants (various) Foundation https://www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org/research/funding-opportunities-202…
Cures Within Reach CureAccelerator Funding opps (various) Foundation https://www.cureswithinreach.org/programs/funding-opportunities-rfps/
Genentech Independent Medical Education (IME) Foundation Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project/program/event start date.
Breast Cancer Now Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank Foundation
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) IASLC Research Grants (various) Foundation
METAvivor METAvivor Research Grants (various) Foundation https://www.metavivor.org/research/apply-for-a-grant/
American Association for Cancer Research AACR Funding Opportunities (various) Foundation https://www.aacr.org/professionals/research-funding/current-funding-opportuniti…
SANOFI Sanofi US Educational Grants (various) Industry https://sgrants.envisionpharma.com/vt_sgrants/
American Lung Association ALA Awards and Grants (various) Foundation https://www.lung.org/research/awards-and-grants-opportunities
LEO Foundation LEO Foundation Research Grants (various) Foundation https://leo-foundation.org/en/grants-and-awards/research-grants/#deadlines
Boehringer Ingelheim Independent Medical Education (IME) Grants Industry
Pfizer Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (and other Pfizer grants) Industry https://www.pfizer.com/purpose/independent-grants/competitive-grants Filter list by selecting Oncology for Focus Area
Focused Ultrasound Foundation Focused Ultrasound Foundation Awards (Clinical and Pre-Clinical) Foundation Abstracts are accepted any time for all Program Track funding requests. Full proposals due February 1 May 1 August 1 and November 1.
Genentech Genentech Fellowships Training Grant requests must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the project/program start date and preferably 60 days prior to the date on which the organization needs to be notified of a funding decision
Genentech Scientific Project Support Industry Grant requests must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the project/program start date and preferably 60 days prior to the date on which the organization needs to be notified of a funding decision
Genentech HEALTHCARE-RELATED CHARITABLE SUPPORT Industry Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project/program start date.
American Heart Association AHA grants (various) Foundation https://professional.heart.org/en/research-programs/application-information Earliest LOI due 2/9/21 for Disparities in Cardio-Oncology Strategically Focused Research Network grant
American Brain Tumor Association ABTA Research Collaboration Grant Foundation Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the ABTA is not able to accept applications for the Research Collaboration Grants for the 2021 grant cycle.
American Association for Cancer Research AACR Funding Opportunities (various) Foundation https://www.aacr.org/professionals/research-funding/current-funding-opportuniti…
Sanofi Genzyme Research and Medical Education Contributions Foundation Applications can be submitted online at any time all year round.
American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO Grants and Awards Foundation
Chordoma Foundation Chordoma Foundation Funding Opps (various) Foundation https://www.chordomafoundation.org/funding-opportunities/
NIH Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate the Genetic Architecture of Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 09/08/26
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) AGA Research Awards (various) Foundation https://www.gastro.org/research-and-awards/research-awards/apply-for-awards
Oncology Nursing Society Retired Oncology Nursing Society Awards Award
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) ASCRS Grants and Awards (various) Foundation There are two cycles of funding opportunities, spring and fall, with submission deadlines on March 15 and August 15.
NIH Notice of Special Interest: Administrative Supplements to Promote Research Continuity and Retention of NIH Mentored Career Development (K) Award Recipients and Scholars NIH 10/01/25 10/01/25 First Available Due Date: January 16 2023
NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplement for Continuity of Biomedical and Behavioral Research Among First-Time Recipients of NIH Research Project Grant Awards NIH NOSI 10/01/25 First Available Due Date: January 16 2023
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) Research Grants Foundation Online portal for submitting investigator-initiated general applications will open on April 1, 2025
American Association for Cancer Research AACR SCHOLAR-IN-TRAINING AWARDS: OTHER CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS (various) Training various deadlines depending on meeting
Amazon Web Services Inc. AWS Machine Learning Research Awards (MLRA) Industry Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Health Disparities Research Grant Foundation Currently accepting grant applications. Grant selections will be completed in Spring 2020 and awards will be announced in Summer 2020.
Colorectal Cancer Alliance Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research Grant Foundation Currently accepting grant applications. Grant selections will be completed in Spring 2020 and awards will be announced in Summer 2020.
Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health ASPPH Fellowships and Internships (various) Fellowship https://www.aspph.org/study/fellowships-and-internships/
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. (BIPI) Independent Medical Education Grants Foundation https://www.boehringer-ingelheim.us/sites/us/files/files/medical-grants-brochur…
American Association for Cancer Research PLGA Fund at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Research Grant to Optimize Drug Dosing Strategies for Pediatric LGA/LGG Patients Foundation Applications are accepted by continuous receipt.