Funding Opportunities

[ Limited Submissions | Intramural Awards | Foundations/Other | NIH ]

Intramural Funding Opportunities

For questions about intramural awards, please contact Meredith Donnelly.

• Extended Deadline: June 1, 2026
  Cancer Health Outcomes SPORE Developmental Research Program Awards
  A component of the UCSF Cancer Health Outcomes SPORE, the Developmental Research Program (DRP) offers funds to both new and established investigators to initiate translationally oriented research projects that have the potential to impact outcomes across various populations with cancer.
• Extended Deadline: June 1, 2026
  Cancer Health Outcomes SPORE Career Enhancement Program Awards
  A component of the UCSF Cancer Health Outcomes SPORE, the Career Enhancement Program (CEP) aims to foster the scientific growth of junior investigators, promote collaborations that will generate new ideas to improve cancer health outcomes, and advance career development.
• Deadline: June 30, 2026
  UCSF Prostate Cancer SPORE Awards
  Two funding opportunities are available through the UCSF Prostate Cancer SPORE: (1) Career Enhancement Program RFA and (2) Developmental Research Program RFA.
• Deadline: July 1, 2026
  Rombauer Fellowship for Early Career Faculty
  The UCSF Pancreas Center invites applications for faculty support from the Joan Rombauer UCSF Endowed Fellowship. This Endowment was established to support career development for faculty who wish to do research on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
• Deadline: Oct 26, 2026
  UCSF Prostate Cancer Program Pilot Awards
  The UCSF Prostate Cancer Program announces an opportunity for pilot research funding in any area of investigation in prostate cancer. Funds are available to support multiple proposals. All areas of prostate cancer research including computational, laboratory, translational, clinical, and population sciences are eligible.

Foundations/Other Sources

• Deadline: June 2, 2026
  OUCH-Int’l and LCRF Research Grant Program on the Effects of Air Pollution and Climate Change on Carcinogenesis and Lung Cancer Prevalence
  This program aims to fund innovative projects to support research that examines the impact of climate change and environmental pollution on lung cancer risk, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes and identifies strategies to mitigate these effects.
• Deadline: June 15, 2026
  Waxman Institute/ Mark Foundation 2026 Aging & Cancer Grants
  These awards provide $500,000 over a three-year term to collaborative teams of two investigators. The program seeks to address the fundamental role of aging in cancer, with a specific focus on the molecular mechanisms governing aging in epithelial, stromal, and immune cells—including the roles of inflammaging and immunosenescence.
• Deadline: July 1, 2026
  NCCN Quality Improvement (QI) Project: Improving Metastatic Prostate Cancer (mPCa) Care Through Innovative Strategies
  National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) is pleased to announce a collaboration with Pfizer Global Medical Grants & Partnerships (GMGP) to offer a new grant opportunity to support Quality Improvement projects that will advance health care quality, the delivery of quality care, and improve health care provider performance in metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) care.

NIH Announcements

If you are a Cancer Center member who is interested in applying and receiving grant writing support, please contact Erin Bank.

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