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
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.
02/28/23 Elsa U. Pardee Foundation Elsa U. Pardee Foundation Grant Link Foundation Application due: 12/15/24
02/14/23 Lung Cancer research Foundation (LCRF) LCRF (various) Link Foundation LCRP Glitz Sheet_23.pdf349.26 KB
08/11/23 Melanoma Research Alliance Melanoma Research Alliance RFP Link Foundation LOI due: 09/20/2023
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.
02/25/24 Pew Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Link Foundation
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
03/25/22 Cures Within Reach CureAccelerator Funding opps (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
02/25/24 Daiichi Sankyo Bifunctional small molecule compound technology that modulates protein-protein interactions PPI Link Foundation Application due: 10/30/24
02/05/24 American Cancer Society ACS Professor Award Link Foundation LOI due: 08/01/2024; Application due: 10/15/24
02/05/24 Thrive THRIVE grant program Link Foundation LOI due: 04/08/2024; Application due: 07/24/24
02/07/23 Prostate Cancer Foundation Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards (Various) Link Foundation Deadlines vary across grants
06/14/19 American Gastroenterological Association AGA Research Awards (Various) Link Foundation see list for application deadlines
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 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
10/21/22 Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation 2022 Mesothelioma Research Grant Link Foundation LOI due: 11/21/2022
02/05/24 The Mark Foundation Endeavor Award Link Foundation LOI due: 03/12/2024
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.
07/27/23 Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Research Fellowship Program Link Foundation LOI due: 08/11/2023
01/22/24 Melanoma Research Foundation Melanoma Research Foundation RFP (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
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.
01/24/23 Gray Foundation GRAY FOUNDATION BRCA TEAM SCIENCE PROGRAM Link Foundation
01/22/24 Pediatric Cancer Research Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation Grants Link Foundation LOI due: 03/01/2024; Application due: 06/01/24
08/13/21 LEO Foundation LEO Foundation Research Grants (various) Link Foundation deadline varies by grant/round
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.
03/06/19 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…
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.
10/19/23 St. Baldrick's Foundation St. Baldrick's Foundation Spring Grant Cycle Link Foundation Deadlines vary across awards
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
03/31/24 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
01/09/23 Union for International Cancer Control UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer (YY) Study Grants Link Foundation opens autumn 2023
08/08/19 Daisy Foundation J. Patrick Barnes Grants Link Foundation
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
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.
01/30/22 Breast Cancer Now Breast Cancer Now Tissue Bank Link Foundation
05/09/23 American Psychological Foundation Alice F. Chang Cancer Wellness Grant Link Foundation Application due: 02/07/25
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
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
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
01/17/24 American Cancer Society American Cancer Society Grants (various) Link Foundation Deadlines April 1 and October 15
03/31/24 OREF OREF Research Grants (various) Link Foundation
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
10/04/23 Cancer Prevention Initiative CPI 2023-24 Research Grants – Request for Proposals Link Foundation LOI due: 10/15/2023
03/25/22 Lung Cancer Research Foundation LCRF Grants (various) Link Foundation Due dates vary by grant
01/17/24 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) David J. Sugarbaker Surgical Resident Investigator Award Link Foundation Application due: 12/01/24
05/22/20 American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) AGA Research Awards (various) Link Foundation Application deadline varies by grant
10/08/21 SANOFI Sanofi US Educational Grants (various) Link Industry Application due dates vary by RFP/Area of Interest Global_Hemophilia_RFP.pdf240.73 KB
02/13/21 Genentech Scientific Project Support Link Industry Grant requests must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the project/program start date, and preferably 60 days prior to the date on which the organization needs to be notified of a funding decision
01/07/22 Pfizer Investigator Sponsored Research (ISR) Global Medical Grants - Oncology Link Industry See application cycles and deadlines Next application cycle deadline: 3/31/22
07/30/21 Boehringer Ingelheim Independent Medical Education (IME) Grants Link Industry
10/21/22 Pfizer 2023 Pfizer’s Competitive Grants Program (various) Link Industry Deadline varies by grant
07/22/21 Pfizer Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma (and other Pfizer grants) Link Industry Due dates vary by award Filter list by selecting Oncology for Focus Area
02/13/21 Genentech HEALTHCARE-RELATED CHARITABLE SUPPORT Link Industry Grant requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the project/program start date.
05/27/22 AbbVie Investigator-Initiated Studies Link Industry IIS applications are accepted on a rolling submission basis.
11/04/22 US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) VA opportunities Link Internal Deadline varies by grant

If interested in obtaining the PDF version of a particular VA opportunity and to inquire on eligibility, please email Natalie Dugger (Natalie.Dugger@va.gov) and cc Sarah Laye (slaye@som.umaryland.edu) on your request. Note that VA opportunities are specific and you must confirm eligibility with the VA.

08/29/23 FDA FDA OWH/CERSI Funding Opportunity Internal Please direct any questions and submit one-page proposals to Dr. Joyce Obidi (Joyce.Obidi@fda.hhs.gov) and cc to ORSI-CERSI-Team@fda.hhs.gov by September 8, 2023.
03/08/24 NIH Administrative Supplement Funding Opportunities Internal If interested in applying, please send Sarah Laye a 1-page abstract and NIH biosketches of key personnel by Friday, 3/15/24.Heterogeneity announcement_2.22.24.docx22.8 KBModifiable Exposures Adm Supp NOSI NOT-CA-24-030.docx22.63 KB
11/04/22 UMSOM Large Grant Acceleration Program (LGAP) Link Internal LGAP flyer2.54 MB
07/17/20 UMGCCC NSIP Call for NSIP mentors - summer interns available for online/remote projects Link Internal If interested in serving as an NSIP mentor this summer, please send a 2-3 sentence description of the proposed project (this can change) to Dr. Bret Hassel at Bhassel@som.umaryland.edu.Call_for_NSIP_mentors_for_summer_2020_program.pdf144.75 KB
07/17/20 Electron Microscopy Core Imaging Facility (EMCIF) EMCIF's NIH high-end shared instrument grant proposal Internal If interested, contact Dr. Ru-ching Hsia at rhsia@umaryland.edu.S-10_Instrument Description_2020.pdf639.45 KB
01/24/23 V Foundation Future V Foundation Opportunities Internal contact Sarah Laye for more information at slaye@som.umaryland.eduV Foundation 2023.docx13.4 KB
05/01/24 V Foundation V Scholar Cancer Research Grant Internal Application due: 05/10/24 If interested in being nominated, please have a 1-page abstract and NIH biosketches for all key personnel to Sarah Laye no later than Friday, May 10, 2024 for consideration.2024 V Scholar RFA (1).pdf3.98 MB
10/26/23 UMGCCC UMGCCC research mentors for teachers in NCI CATALYST (CURE) program Internal please contact Bret Hassel if interested (bhassel@som.umaryland.edu)CATALYST Teacher Recruitment final.docx16.87 KB
05/01/24 UMGCCC FY2025 UMGCCC Pilot Grant Program RFP Internal Application due: 06/14/24 FY2025 pilot grant RFP_04302024.pdf178.21 KB
10/22/20 UMSOM Large Grant Acceleration Program (LGAP) Link Internal
10/04/23 UMB SOM The University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Internal LOI due: 10/30/2023 REC Scholar LOI Submission Guidelines.2023.pdf213.24 KB
04/11/23 UMGCCC Student/trainee supplements for PIO faculty to mentor undergraduate or high school trainees Internal $1,200/trainee to offset expenses (e.g. supplies, stipends)
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) & The Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund (Japan AACR PRINCESS TAKAMATSU MEMORIAL LECTURESHIP Link Lectureship Application due: 09/15/24
09/22/22 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship Link Lectureship Application due: 09/15/24
05/15/20 NCI Announcement of Availability to Investigators of Lutathera® (815530) For Clinical and Nonclinical Study Proposals Link NCI Lutathera__NSC815530_ Announcement_of_Availability.pdf23.96 KB
01/21/22 NIH Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) Link NIH Standard due dates apply Next application due date: 2/16/22
07/17/19 NIH Secondary Analyses of Existing Datasets of Tobacco Use and Health (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Link NIH LOI due 60 (and not the typical 30!) days prior to the application due date. Application due dates are 10/8/19, 7/20/20, & 3/8/21.