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
UMGCCC FY27 UMGCCC Pilot Award Program Internal 12/30/26
American Cancer Society ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) Foundation 12/01/26
NIH Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 03/06/27
NIH NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/29
Foundation for Women’s Cancer Foundation for Women’s Cancer Call for Applications Foundation 10/07/2026 12/09/26 CFA
AASLD Foundation Pilot Research Award in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Foundation 12/07/26
Pershing Square Foundation 2027 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize Foundation 10/26/26
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network Bladder Cancer Career Development Award Foundation 10/26/26
Pfizer Pfizer Guideline Concordant Care and New Data for Patients with Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) through locally advanced or metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (la/mUC) Industry 11/10/26 RFP
American Association for Cancer Research AACR-Lustgarten Foundation Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Foundation 11/20/26
American Association for Cancer Research AACR-Lustgarten Foundation Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in Honor of John Robert Lewis Foundation 11/20/26
NIH Pancreatic Cancer Detection Consortium: Research Units (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/06/29
NIH Pancreatic Cancer Detection Consortium: Management and Data Coordination Unit (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 05/25/27
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Nina Nicolai Pancreatic Cancer Innovation in Collaboration Award Foundation 12/10/26 Request for Applications
American Cancer Society UMGCCC 2027 American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants Internal 10/23/26
NIH NIH Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 11/10/26
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
NCI NIH Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI 11/10/26
NCI NIH Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI 10/19/27
NIH NIH Lasker Clinical Research Scholar's Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 07/07/28
NCI NIH Cancer Advancement through Partnerships in Research and Infrastructure (CAPRI) (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI 01/25/27
American Cancer Society ACS RFA: Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award Foundation Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis during the year (i.e., no set deadline).
American Cancer Society ACS Research Scholar Grants (RSG) Foundation 12/01/26 Application Deadlines: June 1 and December 1
American Cancer Society ACS Postdoctoral Fellowships Foundation 12/01/26 Application Deadlines: June 1 and December 1
American Cancer Society ACS Mission Boost Grants (MBG) Foundation 12/01/26 Application Deadlines: June 1 and December 1
American Cancer Society ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG) Foundation 12/01/26 Application Deadlines: June 1 and December 1
College of American Pathologists Foundation College of American Pathologists Foundation Career Development Award in HER2 Foundation 11/02/26
Sarcoma Foundation of America Sarcoma Foundation of America Research Grants Foundation 11/06/2026 03/05/27
The Elsa U Pardee Foundation The Elsa U Pardee Foundation Grant Foundation 12/01/26 There are three application cycles each year with the ff. deadlines: 12/1, 4/30, and 8/31
Oncology Nursing Foundation (ONF) Oncology Nursing Foundation (ONF) Doctoral Scholarships Foundation 02/01/27
Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) ARPA-H Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) DHHS ARPA-H 02/10/27 October 30, 2026 (2:00PM ET) - Solution Summary due. Submitting a Solution Summary is required to move forward with this opportunity.
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Research Fellowship Program Foundation 10/09/2026 01/04/27
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Grants - Various Foundation Check website for deadlines. Earliest application deadline is 10/12/2026.
DHHS DHHS Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial, and Tribal Organizations DHHS 02/05/27
DOW CDMRP DoW Breast Cancer Research Program Clinical Research Extension Award NCI 11/18/26 Pre-Application Due: November 4, 2026
DOW CDMRP DoW Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 NCI 11/18/26 Pre-Application Due: November 4, 2026
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery AATS David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award Foundation 12/02/26
The American Association for Thoracic Surgery AATS Alain Carpentier Honoring Our Mentors Program Foundation 12/02/26
American Lung Association ALA Public Health & Public Policy Research Award Foundation 12/01/26
American Lung Association ALA Hastings Innovation Award for Interstitial Lung Disease Foundation 12/01/26
NCI NCI Cancer Advancement through Partnerships in Research and Infrastructure (CAPRI) (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI 01/25/27 01/26/27
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Molecular Genetic Pathology Fellowship Fellowship Applications are still accepted online via their website
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR The Bosarge Family Foundation-Waun Ki Hong Scholar Award for Regenerative Cancer Medicine Foundation 11/18/26
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards: Annual Meeting Foundation 11/10/26
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Early-Career Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards Foundation 11/24/26
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-QuadW Foundation Sarcoma Research Fellowship in Memory of Willie Tichenor Foundation 11/12/2026 03/15/27
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Women in Cancer Research Scholar Awards Award 11/10/26
Pfizer Pfizer Independent Medical Education Grant - New Mechanisms and Emerging Treatment Options in Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC) Industry 10/21/26
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Career Development Award Foundation 12/09/26