Weekly Funding Opps

Foundation

• National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR)
  Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research
• 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)
• American Cancer Society
  Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award
  Applications submitted through June 1 will be reviewed in July. Applications submitted after June 1 will be reviewed in December. Grants start in September 2025 (July review) or 04/2026 (December)
• Colorectal Cancer Alliance
  Project Cure CRC
  rolling request for proposals
• Society for Immunology of Cancer
  SITC-Merck Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship
• Alan B. Slifka Foundation
  Sarcoma Research Grants Initiative
  send a 1-2 page letter of intent (LOI) to sarcomaLOI@slifkafoundation.org.
• American Cancer Society
  American Cancer Society Grants (various)
  Deadlines April 1 and October 15
• St. Baldrick's Foundation
  St. Baldrick's Foundation Grants
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  Clinical Chemistry Fellowship
  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Early application is encouraged.
• The Hope Foundation
  SWOG Trial Support (STrS)
• Prostate Cancer Foundation
  Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards (Various)
  Deadlines vary across grants
• Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF)
  Children's Cancer Research Fund Research Grant (various)
• Lung Cancer Research Foundation (LCRF)
  LCRF Research funding opportunities (various)
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
  ASTRO Funding Opportunities (various)
• Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program
  Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA)
• OREF
  OREF Research Grants (various)
• Society for Immunology of Cancer
  2024 SITC-Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Adverse Events in Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship
• Pew
  Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research
• Melanoma Research Foundation
  Melanoma Research Foundation RFP (various)
  https://melanoma.org/research-science/research-grants/research-grant-rfps/
• Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
  Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) Grants - various
  Deadlines vary by award
• American Association for Cancer Research
  AACR MINORITY SCHOLAR IN CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS
• American Lung Association
  American Lung Association (various)
  due dates vary -- see application for each award
• Lung Cancer research Foundation (LCRF)
  LCRF (various)
• Gray Foundation
  GRAY FOUNDATION BRCA TEAM SCIENCE PROGRAM
• American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
  2026 CORE Funding Opportunity (various)
• American Society of Hematology
  ASH Research Training Award for Fellows
• The She+ Foundation
  The She+ Foundation Grant
• Breast Cancer Alliance
  Exceptional Project Grants
  LOI due: 03/31/2025
• Mathers Foundation
  Mathers Grant Awards Program
  LOI due: 02/13/2026
• Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Awards Program
  Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA)
  Application Due: 05/04/26
• Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
  Partnering Research and Community Organizations for Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum PCORI Funding Announcement (The Cancer Partner PFA) -- Cycle 1 2026
  LOI due: 01/06/2026
  Application Due: 05/05/26
• American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  AACR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Research Fellowship
  LOI due: 01/22/2026
  Application Due: 05/07/26
• LUNGevity
  LUNGevity Career Development Award
  LOI due: 02/17/2026
  Application Due: 05/11/26
• American Cancer Society
  RFA: Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP)
  Application Due: 06/01/26
• Incyte
  The Incyte Ingenuity Awards in GVHD
  Application Due: 06/12/26
• American Gastroenterological Association
  AGA-Bern Schwartz Family Fund Research Scholar Award in Pancreatic Cancer (Fund B)
  Application Due: 12/02/26

NIH

• NIH
  PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Imaging Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Associated with Lethal Phenotypes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  National Cancer Institute Program Project Applications for the Years 2023 2024 and 2025 (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  LOI due 30 days before application due date
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  HEAL Initiative: Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] to Treat Pain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH and CDC for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Courses for Skills Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  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)
  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)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Imaging Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Associated with Lethal Phenotypes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Imaging Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Cancer and Precancerous Lesions Associated with Lethal Phenotypes (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Applications are accepted by continuous receipt.
• NCI
  Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Exploratory Grants in Cancer Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NCI
  Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Assay development and screening for discovery of chemical probes, drugs or immunomodulators (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Understanding Expectancies in Cancer Symptom Management (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Cancer Research Education Grants Program - Curriculum or Methods Development (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Co-infection and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  NIH HEAL Initiative PainCare Clinician Training Program (PCTP): Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards (K08 - Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  Standard due dates apply
• NIH
  Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application Due: 05/04/26
• NIH
  Toward Translation of Nanotechnology Cancer Interventions (TTNCI; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
  Application Due: 05/18/26

MDH

• Maryland Department of Health
  MHHD Grant Programs
  see each grant for specific deadline

Award

• Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer
  SITC-MRA Women in Melanoma Fellowship Award

NIH NOSI

• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Exploratory Cancer Immunology Projects and Technologies (ExCITe)
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): RNA Modifications in Cancer Biology
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiologic Studies to Assess the Impact of Incretin Mimetics on New and Recurrent Cancer Risk
  Application Due: 05/09/26
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiologic Studies to Assess the Impact of Incretin Mimetics on New and Recurrent Cancer Risk
  Application Due: 05/09/26
• NIH
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing the Etiology of Health Disparities and Health Advantages Among Immigrant Populations
  Application Due: 06/06/26
• NIH
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Addressing Health Disparities Among Immigrant Populations Through Effective Interventions
  Application Due: 06/06/26
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on HIV-associated Malignancies
  Application Due: 09/08/26
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities
  Application Due: 10/10/26
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Assessing Real-World Effectiveness and Implementation of Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication among Rural Communities
  Application Due: 10/10/26
• NIH
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Promoting Data Reuse for Health Research
  Application Due: 11/04/26
• NIAID
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Development of Organotypic Culture Models for Transplantation Immunology Research
  Application Due: 11/17/26
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Exploratory Cancer Immunology Projects and Technologies (ExCITe)
  Application Due: 11/17/26
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): National Cancer Institute Entrepreneurial Education Programs to Facilitate Commercialization of Cancer Relevant Technologies
  Application Due: 01/08/27
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Quantum Sensing Technologies in Biomedical Applications
  Application Due: 01/27/27
• NIH
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Quantum Sensing in Biomedical Applications (SBIR/STTR)
  Application Due: 01/27/27
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Chronic Inflammation of the Oral Cavity - An Agent for Oral Mucosal Disease
  Application Due: 05/10/27
• NIH
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Improving Adherence to Treatment and Prevention Regimens and Maintenance of Health Behaviors to Promote Health
  Application Due: 07/14/27
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Projects to Develop Oncoaging Models for Cancer Research
  Application Due: 07/31/27
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Developing and Testing Multi-level Physical Activity Interventions to Improve Health and Well-Being
  Application Due: 11/14/27
• NIH
  Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Communication and Decision-Making in a Complex and Dynamic Cancer Treatment Environment
  Application Due: 09/08/28
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention
  Application Due: 05/08/29
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Prevention
  Application Due: 05/08/29
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
  Application Due: 05/08/29
• NCI
  Notice of Special Interest: National Cancer Institute Supports Applications for the Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards (K01) Within the Mission of the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
  Application Due: 05/08/29

LOI due 30 days prior to the application due date.

• NIH
  Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  Standard due dates apply

Internal

• TEDCO
  Maryland Innovation Initiative
  Application Due: 04/15/26
• UMGCCC Cancer Research Education and Training Coordination (CRTEC)
  CRTEC Trainee Travel Award Application
  Application Due: 07/01/26

• American Cancer Society
  ACS Spring 2026 Grant Opportunities Webinar for the Northeast Region
  Application Due: 06/01/26
  This webinar (on 3/23/26) will provide an overview of the ACS grant funding opportunities available during the Summer 2026 cycle. The application deadline for this cycle is June 1st, 2026.