UCSF Limited Submission Opportunities
(Applications through UCSF Limited Submission Program)
- Internal Deadline: April 2, 2025
Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research Award 2026
The Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. The award provides $300,000 in flexible support—$75,000 per year for a four-year period. For the 2026 award, one nomination will be invited from each participating institution. - Internal Deadline: April 7, 2025
UCSF Society of Hellman Fellows
The Society of Hellman Fellows is an endowed program at the University of California (UC) that provides research funding to promising assistant professors who show capacity for great distinction in their chosen fields. Hellman Fellowships are open to early-career faculty in a broad range of academic disciplines, and can range from $10,000 to $70,000. - Internal Deadline: April 28, 2025
William T. Grant Scholars Program 2025
This program supports career development for promising early-career researchers by funding five-year research and mentoring plans that significantly expand researchers’ expertise in new disciplines, methods, and content areas.
Intramural Funding Opportunities
For questions about intramural awards, please contact Meredith Donnelly.
- Deadline: March 28, 2025
HDFCCC Cancer Control Program RFA
The Cancer Control Program is requesting applications from active program members, or postdocs of program members, for pilot research projects. Priority areas to be funded include: research addressing aims of the Cancer Control Program (see RFA for details), cross-disciplinary research and investigators who have not previously collaborated, and projects addressing health disparities. - Deadline: March 31, 2025
HDFCCC Pediatric Malignancies Program RFA
The Pediatric Malignancies Program is requesting applications from Program members for pilot research projects. Projects must include a new collaboration with an investigator at UCSF. - Deadline: March 31, 2025
CRISPR Cures for Cancer RFA
The CRISPR Cures for Cancer Initiative -- a program uniting researchers at UCSF, Gladstone Institutes, and UC Berkeley / Innovative Genomics Institute -- requests proposals that support our vision of a future of precise, genetically engineered, immune cell therapies accessible to patients across the full range of human cancers. We seek proposals for high-risk, high-reward projects developing or applying genomic technologies to the understanding and treatment of human cancer using next-generation cell-based therapies. - Deadline: April 25, 2025
HDFCCC Molecular Oncology Program Core Facilities Pilot RFA
The Molecular Oncology Program is requesting applications from active Molecular Oncology Program members for Core Facilities Pilot Awards. Awards will support pilot projects utilizing one or more HDFCCC Core Facilities including Biostatistics, Imaging, Computational Biology, Laboratory for Cellular Analysis, Preclinical Therapeutics, Small Molecule Discovery, Tobacco and Carcinogen Biomarkers. - Deadline: Apr 30, 2025
HDFCCC Community-Engaged Research Pilot Awards
The cancer center is offering 3 pilot project awards of $25,000 to support community-engaged cancer research and translation, education, and outreach addressing needs of communities in our 25-county catchment area.
Foundations/Other Sources
- Deadline: March 31, 2025
Melanoma Research Foundation Opportunities
Now accepting applications for three award mechanisms: (1) Breakthrough Consortium Pilot Translational Award; (2) Established Investigator Awards; (3) Career Development Awards. UCSF applicants should follow instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. - Various Deadlines: April - May 2025
AACR Funding Opportunities
View current AACR funding opportunities in the areas of ocular melanoma, endometrial cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and ALK positive lung cancer. - Deadline: April 14, 2025
CureSearch for Children's Cancer - Young Investigator International Award in Pediatric Cancer Drug Development
The 2025 Young Investigator Program is designed to provide support and training for exceptional young investigators in pediatric oncology drug development. Research studies leading to target and drug discovery and preclinical testing of new therapies will be given priority. UCSF applicants should email [email protected] to announce your intention to apply, then follow application instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. - Deadline: April 30, 2025
Elsa U. Pardee Foundation Cancer Research Grants
Proposed projects may be relevant to any area of cancer detection, treatment, or cure. Funding is intended to allow the establishment of capabilities of new cancer researchers or new cancer approaches by established cancer researchers, and lead to subsequent and expanded support using government agency funding. UCSF applicants should follow instructions in RFP, conferring with your Grants Officer as needed. - Deadline: May 12, 2025
Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Career Development Award
Winn CDA is a two-year program designed to support the career development of early-stage investigator physicians who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM) OR who have a demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in clinical research.
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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To view NCI funding opportunities, search here