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
11/14/25	NIH	Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		01/27/26
11/14/25	NIH	Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trials Optional)	Link	NIH		02/25/26
11/14/25	NIH	Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/10/26		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/04/26
11/14/25	NCI	NCI Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00 – Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		02/27/26
11/14/25	NIH	NCCIH Natural Product Early Phase Clinical Trial Phased Innovation Award (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		02/23/26
11/14/25	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)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	American Cancer Society	RFA: Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP)	Link	Foundation		06/01/26
11/14/25	AstraZeneca ASGE	AstraZeneca ASGE Research Grant	Link	Foundation		12/05/25
11/14/25	NIH	Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Co-infection and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Courses for Skills Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Curriculum or Methods Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Understanding Expectancies in Cancer Symptom Management (R01 Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply		LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
11/14/25	NIH	Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date.		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Assay development and screening for discovery of chemical probes, drugs or immunomodulators (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NCI	Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/05/26;Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	Breast Cancer Alliance	Breast Surgical Fellowships	Link	Foundation		12/05/25
11/14/25	Fred Hutch Cancer Center	Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award	Link	Foundation		12/05/25		Nominations are accepted annually between October 1 and December 5.
11/14/25	NIH	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation	Sarnoff Fellowship Program - Research Training for Medical Students	Link	Foundation		01/07/26
11/14/25	American Society of Hematology	ASH Research Training Award for Fellows	Link	Foundation
11/14/25	Sebastian Strong Foundation	SebastianStrong Foundation Discovery Science Award	Link	Foundation	11/30/2025	03/31/26
11/14/25	American Gastroenterological Association	AGA-Bern Schwartz Family Fund Research Scholar Award in Pancreatic Cancer (Fund B)	Link	Foundation		12/02/26
11/14/25	American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery	2026 CORE Funding Opportunity (various)	Link	Foundation
11/14/25	Mathers Foundation	Mathers Grant Awards Program	Link	Foundation	02/13/2026
11/14/25	NIH	Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	Link	NIH		02/16/26;Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	NIH	Small Research Grants for Analyses of Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Data (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	Link	NIH		02/16/26;Standard due dates apply
11/14/25	Lustgarten	Lustgarten Foundation Innovation & Collaboration Program	Link	Foundation		01/05/26
11/14/25	Cancer Research Institute	CRI Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program	Link	Foundation	12/01/2025	03/02/26
11/14/25	Cancer Research Institute	CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program	Link	Foundation		01/15/26
11/14/25	Cancer Research Institute	CRI IGNITE Award	Link	Foundation		01/09/26
11/14/25	Cancer Research Institute	CRI Clinical Innovator	Link	Foundation	12/01/2025	04/04/26
11/14/25	Damon Runyon	Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award	Link	Foundation		01/20/26