All Active Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.

Date Posted Organization Title Website Type LOI and/or Application Due Date Comments / Documents
01/22/24 Melanoma Research Foundation Melanoma Research Foundation RFP (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
04/08/22 American Association for Cancer Research AACR OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATOR AWARD FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH Link Foundation Application due: 05/31/24
03/25/22 Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA) Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance Funding Opps (various) Link Foundation LOI due: 03/27/2024; Application due: 06/13/24
01/24/23 Gray Foundation GRAY FOUNDATION BRCA TEAM SCIENCE PROGRAM Link Foundation
07/27/23 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Research Fellowship Program Link Foundation LOI due: 08/11/2023
01/22/24 Pediatric Cancer Research Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Grants Link Foundation LOI due: 03/01/2024; Application due: 06/01/24
10/26/18 CureSearch for Children’s Cancer CureSearch for Children’s Cancer Awards (various) Link Foundation
03/31/24 The Mark Foundation 2024 ASPIRE Award RFP Foundation LOI due: 04/15/2024; Application due: 07/11/24 FL-Biomarker-RFP_March-2024_Mark-and-FLF (1).pdf192.43 KB
06/14/19 Project Athena Foundation Athenaship Grant Link Foundation Grant applications are reviewed on a quarterly basis with meetings taking place in March, June, September, and December.
11/13/20 American Brain Tumor Association ABTA Research Collaboration Grant Link 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.
12/14/21 American Association for Cancer Research AACR Funding Opportunities (various) Link Foundation deadline varies by grant
09/18/20 Chordoma Foundation Chordoma Foundation Funding Opps (various) Link Foundation LOI deadline varies by grant
10/19/23 St. Baldrick's Foundation St. Baldrick's Foundation Spring Grant Cycle Link Foundation Deadlines vary across awards
06/13/18 Children with Cancer UK Grants for the support of conferences and meetings Link Foundation funding stream is open throughout the year; Please note, we will not accept applications where the proposed meeting is less than three months from the submission date.
01/09/23 Union for International Cancer Control UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer (YY) Study Grants Link Foundation opens autumn 2023
03/25/22 Cures Within Reach CureAccelerator Funding opps (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
03/31/24 FPMR Cancer Rehabilitation Research Grant Link Foundation Application due: 05/01/24
03/31/24 OREF OREF Research Grants (various) Link Foundation
05/09/23 American Psychological Foundation Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant Link Foundation Application due: 02/07/25
06/14/19 American Gastroenterological Association AGA Research Awards (Various) Link Foundation see list for application deadlines
01/30/22 METAvivor METAvivor Research Grants (various) Link Foundation LOI due date varies by grant
07/01/22 Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) CCRF Research Grant Programs (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by program
04/11/23 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) VICTORIA’S SECRET GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN’S CANCERS CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PELOTONIA & AACR Link Foundation Application due: 05/15/24
10/21/22 Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation 2022 Mesothelioma Research Grant Link Foundation LOI due: 11/21/2022
01/17/24 American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Grants (various) Link Foundation Deadlines April 1 and October 15
10/04/23 Cancer Prevention Initiative CPI 2023-24 Research Grants – Request for Proposals Link Foundation LOI due: 10/15/2023
04/22/22 Solving Kids' Cancer Solving Kids' Cancer Research Grant Link Foundation Proposals are accepted and reviewed throughout the year on a rolling basis.
01/17/24 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award Link Foundation Application due: 12/01/24
03/31/24 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-DANIEL D. VON HOFF AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN CANCER RESEARCH Link Foundation Application due: 09/15/24
01/17/24 Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award Link Foundation Application due: 07/08/24
09/24/18 Children with Cancer UK Grants for the support of conferences and meetings Link Foundation This funding stream is open throughout the year.
03/11/24 Colorectal Cancer Alliance Project Cure CRC Link Foundation rolling request for proposals
12/20/23 Alex's Lemonade Stand Early Career Research Programs Link Foundation
03/11/24 Society for Immunology of Cancer SITC-Merck Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship Link Foundation
08/13/21 LEO Foundation LEO Foundation Research Grants (various) Link Foundation deadline varies by grant/round
03/06/19 Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) CANSA Travel, Study or Overseas Visitors Grant Link Foundation Applications for study, travel and overseas visitors grants must be received a…
10/04/23 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR MINORITY SCHOLAR IN CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS Link Foundation
01/03/20 Colorectal Cancer Alliance Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Research Grant Link Foundation Currently accepting grant applications. Grant selections will be completed in Spring 2020 and awards will be announced in Summer 2020.
03/11/24 Society for Immunology of Cancer 2024 SITC-Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Adverse Events in Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Fellowship Link Foundation
06/17/22 ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation ChadTough DIPG 2024 grants (various) Link Foundation Deadline varies by grant
03/10/22 Genentech Independent Medical Education (IME) Link Foundation Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project/program/event start date.
03/11/24 OREF OREF Skeletal Metastases and Pathological Fracture Research Grant in Collaboration with the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Link Foundation Application due: 06/20/24
10/28/22 Cancer Research Institute CRI Grants (various) Link Foundation Deadline varies by grant
08/29/23 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Clinical Chemistry Fellowship Link Foundation Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Early application is encouraged.
12/13/23 The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation HMTF Pilot Award Program for Myelodysplastic Syndrome Research Link Foundation LOI due: 03/11/2024; Application due: 07/01/24
04/29/22 American Association for Cancer Research AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities Link Foundation Application due: 05/31/24
03/11/24 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION-AACR NEXTGEN GRANT FOR TRANSFORMATIVE CANCER RESEARCH Link Foundation LOI due: 05/16/2024; Application due: 08/13/24
08/08/19 Daisy Foundation J. Patrick Barnes Grants Link Foundation
08/29/23 American Lung Association American Lung Association (various) Link Foundation due dates vary -- see application for each award
10/09/19 Fanconi Anemia Research Fund (FARF) Research Grant Awards (RGA) Link Foundation FARF has a rolling submission for letters of intent (LOI) for the RGA program
12/13/23 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR CLINICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH (CORE) TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS Link Foundation Application due: 05/31/24
01/30/22 International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) IASLC Research Grants (various) Link Foundation
08/02/19 American Lung Association ALA Awards and Grants (various opps) Link Foundation Due dates vary by award
10/09/19 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) PLGA Fund at the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation Research Grant to Optimize Drug Dosing Strategies for Pediatric LGA/LGG Patients Link Foundation Applications are accepted by continuous receipt.
12/13/23 American Institute for Cancer Research Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program Link Foundation LOI due: 01/19/2024; Application due: 05/17/24
01/30/22 Breast Cancer Now Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank Link Foundation
01/07/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award Link Foundation LOI due: 03/04/2024; Application due: 06/03/24
12/13/23 NCI NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required) Link Foundation Application due: 06/14/24
09/23/22 Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) Melanoma Research Foundation Research Grant RFPs (various) Link Foundation Due date varies by grant
03/14/23 The Hope Foundation SWOG Trial Support (STrS) Link Foundation
09/24/21 American Lung Association ALA Awards and Grants (various) Link Foundation LOI or application due dates vary by grant
01/08/21 Mark Foundation 2021 Mark Foundation Endeavor Awards Link Foundation LOI due: 03/01/2021 LOI required and due 3/1/21.
05/31/19 Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation ALSF Quality of Life and Care Grants Link Foundation ALSF grants calendar Application due dates vary depending on type of grant
01/14/21 American Heart Association AHA grants (various) Link Foundation see list for LOI/application deadlines Earliest LOI due 2/9/21 for Disparities in Cardio-Oncology Strategically Focused Research Network grant
05/27/22 Bone Cancer Research Trust Bone Cancer Research Trust grants (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
03/25/22 Lung Cancer Research Foundation LCRF Grants (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
05/22/20 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) AGA Research Awards (various) Link Foundation Application deadline varies by grant
12/17/19 Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health ASPPH Fellowships and Internships (various) Link Fellowship Deadlines vary by program (scroll down list to see dates)
07/20/18 NIH Postbac IRTA program (CRTA, Cancer Research Training Award, in the National Cancer Institute) Link Fellowship Applications are accepted year round. Most postbacs begin in June or July. Apply six to nine months prior to the date on which you want to start.
04/17/20 DOD Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) open to Emerging Viral Diseases and Respiratory Health with a focus on COVID-19 (various opps) Link DOD (COVID-19) Due dates vary by award
02/14/23 DOD DOD 2023 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Link DOD
05/26/23 DOD FY23 DoD Melanoma Grants DOD Deadlines vary across awards23mrpreftable.pdf191.74 KB
05/10/19 DOD FY19 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) - various opps Link DOD See PCRP web page for LOI/Pre-application/Application deadlines.
03/14/23 DOD FY23 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) (various) Link DOD Deadlines vary across awards
08/29/23 DHHS - CDC Supporting Young Breast Cancer Survivors, Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, and their Families Link DHHS Application due: 04/30/24
11/04/22 UMB SOM Office of Research Career Development Funding for Research on COVID-19 and Information for NIH Applicants re: Impact of COVID-19 on Grants and Submissions Link COVID Funding for Research on COVID-19 and Information for NIH Applicants re: Impact of COVID-19 on Grants and Submissions265.06 KB
11/04/22 UM VENTURES UMCP / UMB Coronavirus Medical Device Challenge Program COVID Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through May 2020 (or until funds are exhausted); funding decisions will be made bi-weekly until all funds are spent. Coronavirus Medical Device Challenge Program Guidelines and Instructions FY202069.49 KB
11/04/22 NIH Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Effects of smoking and vaping on the risk and outcome of COVID-19 infection Link COVID Expiration Date: 9/8/24.
11/04/22 University of Maryland Baltimore, Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (UMB ICTR) Special Call for COVID-19 ICTR Voucher Applications Link COVID Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
04/17/20 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) Information for CDC Applicants and Recipients of CDC Funding Link CDC (COVID-19)