The Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2) Accelerating the Development of New Brain Tumor Treatments

Funds projects at each stage of the drug development pipeline to ensure promising leads are advanced as quickly as possible. Pre-clinical screening program breaks down barriers to entry and academic grants focus on novel therapies.

Pfizer, Inc. Investigator Initiated Research (IRR) Program

Supports clinical studies, observational studies, other types of independent research on disease states, and in vitro or animal studies.

The Gateway's Research Funding Program

Supports patient-centered research having a positive impact the lives of cancer patients.

Technology & Cores Funding Opportunities

There are two available opportunities:

Innovative Core Projects   To provide dedicated research time to develop a new technology or the operational procedures of a new core instrument that will lead to new core services.

Core and Technical Staff Travel Awards   To provide educational, training, and networking opportunities related to new technologies for Core and Technical Staff.
 

NCCN and Pfizer, Inc. Grant Opportunity

Focused on improving care for patients with rare types of cancers such as renal cell carcinoma and certain hematologic malignancies, where treatment options are complex and rapidly advancing

Cancer Detection, Diagnosis & Treatment Technologies for Global Health

A new initiative to support development of cancer relevant technologies suitable for use in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Lymphoma Research

To conduct lymphoma-based research.  Research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and have direct relevance to lymphoma.

AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Prostate Cancer Research

To conduct prostate cancer research.  Research proposed may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct relevance to prostate cancer

QuadW Foundation-AACR Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research

To conduct translational or clinical sarcoma research and to establish a successful career path in this field.

AACR-Aflac Inc. Career Development Award for Pediatric Cancer Research

To conduct pediatric cancer research and establish successful career paths. Research may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to pediatric cancer.

Revision Applications to R01 Awards for Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection Research 

Supports expansion of funded R01 grants through the addition of one or more new specific aims. Applications are expected to focus on combined imaging and biomarker approaches to improve screening, early detection and diagnosis.

Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection (R01)

To facilitate collaborative research to improve screening, early detection and diagnosis by integrating multi-modality imaging strategies and multiplexed biomarker methodologies.

Revisions to P50 Awards for Research on Detection of Pathogen-Induced Cancer (DPIC)

Support projects that focus on interactions of carcinogenic pathogens with the human microbiome and the host for the DPIC.

NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent Announcement)

Supports high quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and to the scientific mission of the participating institutes and centers.

Research Scholar Award in Gastric & Esophageal Cancer

Support to develop independent and productive research careers in digestive diseases

Academic Transition Grant

For interventional radiologists over the age of 40 who have recently begun academic careers after spending several years in non-academic practice. Specifically supports a pilot or seed project testing a new idea or research direction in this field.

Allied Scientist

Supports trainees in graduate level training programs outside the clinical realm of Interventional Radiology

Dr. Ernest J. Ring Academic Development Grant

Support for junior Interventional Radiology faculty members early in their careers

Funding Source Development Grant

Will support costs related to:
 1.  A complete protocol for a clinical study
 2.  A federal application for clinical study support     
 3.  A complete clinical protocol for subsequent industry funding
 4.  An operations/training manual w/supporting materials for a clinical study

Pilot research Grant Program

Pilot or seed-type projects that test a new idea or support a new direction of research in IR

Tobacco Control Regulatory Research

Encourage biomedical, behavioral, and social science research that will inform the development and evaluation of regulations on tobacco product manufacturing, distribution, and marketing.

Research Answers to NCI's Provocative Questions

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - Screen to Lead Program

Drug discovery support specifically directed to medicinal chemistry and/or drug target screening in hematological malignancies

Cancer Prevention Research Small Grant Program

Small, time-limited projects pertinent to the development of cancer chemoprevention agents, biomarkers for early cancer detection, cancer-related nutrition science, and/or clinical prevention studies that focus on specific target organs.

Epidemiology Grants

Novel and promising epidemiological approaches to understanding childhood cancers
New in 2014:  Expanded areas of investigation include comparative effectiveness and outcomes research. Novel proposals for evaluating effectiveness of interventions related to prevention, detection and treatment of childhood cancer will be considered.
 

Young Investigator Awards

Start-up funds for new scientists at the end of their fellowship training or early in their research career.

American Federation for Aging Research - Research Grants for Junior Faculty

AFAR-supported investigators study a broad range of biomedical and clinical topics including the causes of cellular senescence, the effects of nutrition and exercise on the aging process, and more.

American Federation for Aging Research - Glenn/AFAR Breakthroughs in Gerontology Award

Focus on genetic controls of aging and longevity, on delay of aging by pharmacological agents or dietary means, or which elucidate the mechanisms by which alterations in hormones, anti-oxidant defenses, or repair processes promote longevity are all within the intended scope of this competition. Projects focused on specific diseases or assessment of health care strategies will receive lower priority, unless the research plan makes clear and direct connections to fundamental issues in the biology of aging.

National Cancer Center Network Grant Program Fellowships

For training and experience in molecular genetics and the cellular aspects of cancer biology and tumor immunology Additional amount of funding available this year for a post-doctoral grant on breast cancer research

Sub-Saharan African Collaborative HIV and Cancer Consortia

To promote and facilitate research on HIV and cancer in Africa through collaborative efforts between investigators in the US and investigators in sub-Saharan African countries.

Advanced Development of Informatics Technology (U24)

Advanced development and enhancement of emerging informatics technologies to improve the acquisition, management, analysis, and dissemination of data and knowledge in cancer research.

Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Postdoctoral Fellowship

Supports the training of recent doctoral or medical graduates who have demonstrated that they are the best and brightest of their peers.  Proposed research should address a critical problem in breast cancer research.

Interpreting Variation in Human Non-Coding Genomic Regions Using Computational Approaches and Experimental Assessment

To develop highly innovative computational approaches for interpreting sequence variants in the non-protein-coding regions of the human genome.
 

Planning for a National Center for Particle Beam Radiation Therapy Research

To encourage and support planning efforts for establishing a Center for Particle Beam Radiation Therapy (PBRT) Research. This FOA is designed to support solely the planning for a Research Center at a separately funded PBRT facility, and not the PBRT facility itself.

Voices Against brain Cancer (VABC)- Brain Cancer Research Grant

Funding to advance research, increase awareness, and support all who encounter brain cancer.
 

NIH Director's Early Independence Awards

Supports investigators who are pursuing independent research after completion of their doctoral/research degree or clinical residency, forgoing the post-doctoral training period.

Grant for Integrative Oncology

Clinical research proposals for novel, patient-centered Phase I & II clinical trials aimed at finding new therapies and/or improving the quality of life to help patients feel better, live longer

McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience - 2014 McKnight Neuroscience Scholar Awards

Innovative research to bring science closer to the time when diseases of the brain can be accurately diagnosed, prevented, and treated.

Research on Malignancies in the Context of HIV/AIDS

Research encouraged in areas such as the study of the etiologic factors, cofactors, immunopathogenesis, diagnosis, and consequences of both non-AIDS defining and AIDS-defining malignancies in diverse populations.

Research Grants

Studies intended to advance knowledge in the areas of pancreatic carcinoma, and all forms of pancreatitis would be the closest to the areas of interest of the NPF.
 

Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Program 2014 Cycle

Basic, translational or clinical investigations into normal and aberrant lymphatic biology; mechanisms of normal and pathological lymphangiogenesis; imaging and understanding the mechanisms that regulate lymphatic structure and function; animal models of lymphatic system disorders; and the cross-talk between the lymphatic and the immune systems.

Young Investigator Grants

Support career development for qualified individuals who wish to establish a career in the area of Ovarian Cancer Research.

General research Grants

Either individual projects or part of a larger project related to ovarian cancer. Clinical trials should be original investigational studies related to ovarian cancer in which the grantee is the PI or Co-PI.

Analysis of Genome-wide Gene-environment (GxE) Interactions

Projects involving secondary analysis of existing genome-wide data from genome-wide association studies or other large genomic datasets to identify gene-environment interactions

Research Scholar Grant

To support junior faculty members who have completed the conventional resident/fellowship training programs but have not yet been recognized as independent investigators.

Research Seed Grant

To gain experience in defining objectives and testing hypotheses in preparation for major grant applications to corporations, foundations and governmental agencies.

AGA-Caroline Craig Augustyn & Damian Augustyn Award in Digestive Cancer

To support young investigators conducting research relevant to the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of digestive cancer. The award is intended to supplement existing career development funding.
 

Pilot Research Grants in Personalized Medicine

Funding for Pilot Research Grants with the goal of developing competitive Federal, State or DOD applications in the area of Personalized Medicine.
 

Winter Cycle 2014

PCORI is in the process of revising application due dates in order to transition from 3 to 4 funding cycles per year. Therefore, the deadline for the initiatives listed below has been extended to January 21, 2014. The LOI deadline for this cycle was October 15th.

Short Courses on Mathematical, Statistical, and Computational Tools for Studying Biological Systems

To conduct workshops and short courses to improve integration of mathematical, statistical, and computational approaches to biological research.

Cancer Education Grants Program

For innovative educational efforts that would help reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortality and would improve the quality of life for cancer patients.

Administrative Supplements to NIH Awards for Validation Studies of Analytical Methods for Natural Products

Administrative supplements to provide funds to NCI-supported research projects. The NCI Biomarkers Research Group is particularly interested in validation of quantitative analytical methods for dietary supplement metabolites in human or animal species that may also be useful indicators of particular metabolic, physiologic or pathological states.

The Sarcoma Foundation of America - Research Grants

Translational sarcoma research on the etiology, molecular biology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of human sarcomas.
 

The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research - Postdoctoral Fellowship

Research into the causes, origins and treatment of cancer.
 

Translational Cancer Research Fellowship

To provide additional support to individuals who are engaged in any area of clinical and/or translational cancer research in order to further the development of their careers and enhance their future success in an academic discipline.

Research Project Grant

This is one of 3 dates for submission of NEW investigator-initiated R01s.  It will support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s).
 

Development of Assays for High-Throughput Screening for Use in Probe and Pre-therapeutic Discovery

To stimulate research in:
1) Developing assays for specific biological targets and disease mechanisms relevant to the mission of participating NIH Institutes with the intent to screen for small molecule compounds that show potential as probes for use in advancing knowledge about the known targets, identifying new targets, or as pre-therapeutic leads; and

2) Establishing collaboration with screening centers that have the requisite expertise and experience needed in implementation of HTS assays for the discovery and development of small molecule chemical probes.

Academic-Industrial Partnerships for translation of in vivo Imaging Systems for Cancer Investigations

Applications from research partnerships formed by academic and industrial investigators to accelerate the translation of either preclinical or clinical in vivo imaging systems and/or methods that are designed to solve a targeted cancer problem.
 

Quantitative Imaging for Evaluation of Response to Cancer Therapies

To promote research on quantitative imaging of tumor response to cancer therapies in clinical trial settings, with the overall goal of facilitating clinical decision making.

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Biology and Medicine

Encourages applications from institutions/organizations that apply nanoscience and nanotechnology approaches to address problems in biology and medicine.

Translational Research at the Aging/Cancer Interface (TRACI)

Proposals in the overlapping areas of human aging and cancer, linking basic and clinical research relevant to the care of older cancer patients through both bench-to-bedside and bedside-to-bench approaches.
 

Establishing Outcome Measures for Clinical Studies of Oral and Craniofacial Diseases and Conditions

To support the development of well-founded outcome measures, including establishing their reliability and validity, for clinical studies of oral and craniofacial diseases and conditions.
 

Nutrition and Alcohol-related Health Outcomes 

To stimulate broad research on the role of nutrition in the development, prevention, and treatment of a variety of alcohol-related health outcomes including chronic disease.

Mentored Research Training Grant

Research Areas: Basic Science (MRTG-BS); Clinical and Translational (MRTG-CT); & Health Services Research (MRTG-HSR)
Purpose: To help anesthesiologists develop the skills and preliminary data to become independent investigators.

Research Fellowship Grant

Research Areas: Basic Science, Clinical and Translational, Health Services or Education
Purpose: To provide significant training in research techniques and scientific methods

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21)

The R21 mechanism is intended to encourage exploratory and developmental research projects.

The R03 mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot & feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data;  small self-contained research projects; development of research methodology and development of new research technology.

Nutrition and Alcohol-related Health Outcomes

Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality Through Health Information (IT) (R21)

Fund exploratory and developmental research grants that will contribute to the evidence base of how health IT improves health care quality.

Feasibility Studies to Build Collaborative Partnerships in Cancer Research

Collaborative partnership awards between institutions serving communities with cancer health disparities and NCI-designated Cancer Centers (or groups of Centers). "Institutions" refer to academic or other organizations serving communities with cancer health disparities.
 

Utilizing the PLCO Biospecimens Resource to Bridge Gaps in Cancer Etiology and Early Detection Research (U01)

To advance research in cancer etiology and early detection biomarkers, utilizing the advantages of the unique biorepository resources of the NCI-sponsored Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer (PLCO) Screening Trial.

NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research

The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology. It supports small projects on cancer that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.
 

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute - Spring Cycle 2014

2014 Distinguished Scientist Awards

Research focus on increased survival rates and improved recovery for patients and a cure or at the very least, treatments to make brain cancer a manageable chronic disease.