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
02/27/20 NIH Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award in Tobacco Regulatory Research (K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Link LOI due 60 days prior to application due dates. App due dates are July 8, 2020, February 08, 2021, October 08, 2021, July 8, 2022
02/07/20 Amazon Web Services, Inc. AWS Machine Learning Research Awards (MLRA) Link Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
03/31/24 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer SITC-MRA Women in Melanoma Fellowship Award Link
08/08/19 NIH Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics Small Research Grant Program (R03) Link Standard due dates apply
03/11/21 Focused Ultrasound Foundation Focused Ultrasound Foundation Awards (Clinical and Pre-Clinical) Link Abstracts are accepted any time for all Program Track funding requests. Full proposals due February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.
05/22/20 Oncology Nursing Society Retired Oncology Nursing Society Awards Link Award
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Memorial Lectureship Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
03/31/24 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) PEZCOLLER FOUNDATION-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT IN CANCER RESEARCH Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research & ST. BALDRICK’S FOUNDATION AACR-ST. BALDRICK’S FOUNDATION AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH Link Award LOI due: 09/15/2024
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) & Eli Lilly and Company AACR-G.H.A. CLOWES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING BASIC CANCER RESEARCH Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer Research Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) & Bristol-Myers Squibb AACR-JOSEPH H. BURCHENAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research AACR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC CANCER RESEARCH Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN BLOOD CANCER RESEARCH Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR JAMES S. EWING-THELMA B. DUNN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN PATHOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Daniel D. Von Hoff Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education and Training in Cancer Research Link Award Nomination Deadline: 9/30/22
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR Team Science Award Link Award Application due: 09/15/24
04/17/20 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) Information for CDC Applicants and Recipients of CDC Funding Link CDC (COVID-19)
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.
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.
08/29/23 DHHS - CDC Supporting Young Breast Cancer Survivors, Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients, and their Families Link DHHS Application due: 04/30/24
05/26/23 DOD FY23 DoD Melanoma Grants DOD Deadlines vary across awards23mrpreftable.pdf191.74 KB
03/14/23 DOD FY23 Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) (various) Link DOD Deadlines vary across awards
05/10/19 DOD FY19 Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) - various opps Link DOD See PCRP web page for LOI/Pre-application/Application deadlines.
02/14/23 DOD DOD 2023 Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Link DOD
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
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.
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
02/05/24 Alan B. Slifka Foundation Sarcoma Research Grants Initiative Link Foundation send a 1-2 page letter of intent (LOI) to sarcomaLOI@slifkafoundation.org.
01/30/22 Breast Cancer Now Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank Link Foundation
09/24/21 American Lung Association ALA Awards and Grants (various) Link Foundation LOI or application due dates vary by grant
02/05/24 The Mark Foundation Endeavor Award Link Foundation LOI due: 03/12/2024
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
02/07/23 Prostate Cancer Foundation Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards (Various) Link Foundation Deadlines vary across grants
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
01/22/24 Melanoma Research Foundation Melanoma Research Foundation RFP (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
11/19/21 PEW Charitable Trusts Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences and Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Link Foundation Only one applicant can be nominated. Stay tuned for more information and internal deadline date.
01/22/24 Pediatric Cancer Research Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Grants Link Foundation LOI due: 03/01/2024; Application due: 06/01/24
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
08/04/22 Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) 2022-2023 Foundation for Women's Cancer Research Grants & Prizes (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant For research grants, abstracts are due 9/6/22. For awards and prizes, applications are due 11/18/22.
05/20/22 Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) ALSF grants (various) Link Foundation See the grants calendar for upcoming deadlines.
08/02/22 Rivkin Center Rivkin Center Scientific Grants (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
01/24/23 Gray Foundation GRAY FOUNDATION BRCA TEAM SCIENCE PROGRAM Link Foundation
05/06/19 Thiel Foundation Breakout Labs Link Foundation Proposals are received, evaluated and funded on a rolling basis. The number of proposals we fund will depend on the quality and quantity of the submissions we receive and their fit within our funding
07/27/23 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Research Fellowship Program Link Foundation LOI due: 08/11/2023
10/22/20 Sanofi Genzyme Research and Medical Education Contributions Link Foundation Applications can be submitted online at any time, all year round.
03/18/22 Hope Foundation for Cancer Research SWOG Trial Support (STrS) Program Link Foundation STrS-Application-1.15.20.pdf127.9 KB
10/19/23 St. Baldrick's Foundation St. Baldrick's Foundation Spring Grant Cycle Link Foundation Deadlines vary across awards
03/27/20 A Kids’ Brain Tumor Cure AKBTC Sponsored Grant Link Foundation LOI's accepted throughout the year
05/15/20 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) ASCRS Grants and Awards (various) Link Foundation Application deadline for next funding cycle: 8/15/20.
10/30/19 Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) Independent Medical Education Grants Link Foundation Grant applications must be submitted no less than 60 days prior to the program …
09/19/19 American Association for Cancer Research AACR Basic Cancer Research Fellowships Link Foundation
09/22/22 Breast Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Alliance grants (various) Link Foundation LOI/application deadline varies by grant
01/10/20 Colorectal Cancer Alliance Health Disparities Research Grant Link Foundation Currently accepting grant applications. Grant selections will be completed in Spring 2020 and awards will be announced in Summer 2020.
03/31/24 FPMR Cancer Rehabilitation Research Grant Link Foundation Application due: 05/01/24
12/14/18 PEW Pew Scholars Program and Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Link Foundation Informational Webinar on 1/15/19 at 2pm
02/17/19 BD Biosciences BD Biosciences research grants (immunology, cancer) Link Foundation BD’s grant program will begin again soon. Please check back regularly for new a…
01/09/23 Union for International Cancer Control UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer (YY) Study Grants Link Foundation opens autumn 2023
10/09/20 American Society of Clinical Oncology Conquer Cancer - Diversity and Equity in Oncology grants Link Foundation Due dates vary by award
03/31/24 OREF OREF Research Grants (various) Link Foundation
04/08/22 Hope Foundation for Cancer Research Hope Foundation funding opps (various) Link Foundation Deadline varies by grant
08/19/22 EMDR Foundation EMDR Research Consultation Awards Link Foundation Applications will be accepted year round, and applicants will be notified of fu… Applications accepted year round
01/17/24 American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Grants (various) Link Foundation Deadlines April 1 and October 15
05/09/23 American Psychological Foundation Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant Link Foundation Application due: 02/07/25
04/08/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP IN BREAST CANCER RESEARCH Link Foundation Application due: 05/31/24
08/19/22 Rita Allen Foundation Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Program Link Foundation
01/17/24 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award Link Foundation Application due: 12/01/24
11/13/20 American Association for Cancer Research AACR Funding Opportunities (various) Link Foundation See list for grant deadlines.