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
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
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) ASTRO Funding Opportunities (various) Foundation
Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF) LCRF Research funding opportunities (various) Foundation
The She+ Foundation The She+ Foundation Grant Foundation
NIH NIH HEAL Initiative PainCare Clinician Training Program (PCTP): Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (K08 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
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
NIH Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Co-infection and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Courses for Skills Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Curriculum or Methods Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply
NIH Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date