Funding Opportunities

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

Intramural Funding Opportunities

For questions about intramural awards, please contact Meredith Donnelly.

• LOI Deadline: Jan 22, 2026
  UCRI Faculty Seed Grant Competition 2026-2027
  CRCC Faculty Seed Grants support meritorious research spanning all areas from basic research to applied clinical and community-based research in any field relevant to cancer. Proposals must be directly relevant to cancer.
• Deadline: Feb 13, 2026
  Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program RFA
  Seeking applications from HDFCCC Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy (CII) Program members for pilot research projects.   
• Deadline: Feb 16, 2026
  Neurologic Oncology Program RFA
  Seeking applications from HDFCCC Neurologic Oncology Program members for pilot research projects.
• Deadline: Feb 18, 2026
  The Cancer League RFA
  The Cancer League’s primary interest is in funding projects in early stage research and/or supporting and assisting patients through their cancer journey. Their mission is to support the fight against cancer in such areas as early detection, education, patient care services and research for various types of cancer for men, women and children.
• Deadline: Feb 25, 2026
  Breast Oncology Program RFA
  Seeking applications from HDFCCC Breast Oncology Program members for pilot research projects.
• Deadline: March 1, 2026
  Cancer Control Program RFA
  Seeking applications from HDFCCC Cancer Control Program members (or postdocs of Program members) for pilot research projects.
• Deadline: March 2, 2026
  UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Spring Cycle 2026
  The UCSF Resource Allocation Program (RAP) offers a single online application process for a variety of intramural grants. View the list of grant mechanisms. Application opens on Jan 28 and closes March 2.

Foundations/Other Sources

• Deadline: Jan 23, 2026
  Mount Zion Health Fund RFP
  This RFP is a special call for proposals for initiatives that advance health equity, patient well-being, and academic-community collaboration in alignment with MZHF’s restricted fund purposes.  Mount Zion Health Fund reflects the Jewish values and legacy of Mount Zion Hospital by supporting programs and research that improve the physical, emotional and spiritual health of vulnerable populations in San Francisco.
• LOI Deadline: Jan 27, 2026
  AACR Career Development Awards to Foster Diversity and Inclusion
  This program is intended to encourage and support early-stage scientists engaged in cancer research. Proposed projects may be in basic, translational, or population sciences related research and must have direct applicability and relevance to the understanding, detection, diagnosis, interception, treatment, or prevention of cancer. Clinical research projects will not be funded.
• Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
  California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) Grants
  Supports representative precision medicine research aimed at reducing health disparities and increasing participation from historically underrepresented groups in biomedical research. Funding will support research that advances precision medicine approaches reflective of California’s diverse communities.
• LOI Deadline: Feb 2, 2026
  Children's Tumor Foundation Drug Discovery Initiative
  This program aims to stimulate neurofibromatosis (NF) drug discovery by funding researchers proposing to investigate novel or repurposing therapies for NF or to validate new NF targets. Proposals are expected to be short and concentrated on obtaining key preliminary data needed to quickly advance to the next step of drug discovery.
• LOI Deadline: Feb 3, 2026
  Children's Tumor Foundation Clinical Research Award
  The Clinical Research Award (CRA) program aims to advance the development of effective clinical treatments, interventions, and management of patients living with neurofibromatosis (NF).
• Deadline: May 4, 2026
  The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA)
  The Winn CDA is a two-year program that equips early-career physician-researchers with the knowledge, resources, and mentorship needed to design and conduct community-oriented clinical trials. As the only program of its kind, the Winn CDA provides rigorous training in both clinical trial design and implementation as well as the science of community engagement. 
   

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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