UCSF Limited Submission Opportunities
(Applications through UCSF Limited Submission Program)
- Internal Deadline: April 18, 2025
V Foundation Pediatric Cancer Research Grants- Translational Grant: This grant is restricted to pediatric cancer research in the preclinical or translational space with a focus on bench-to-bedside strategies.
- Scholar Award: This grant is restricted to pediatric cancer research that is exploratory or translational in focus
- All-Star Award: This grant is a reinvestment in the most exceptional prior V Foundation grantees and their most innovative ideas. This grant provides funding for high-risk, high-reward, transformative projects that will have a significant impact on our understanding and/or treatment of cancer.
- Internal Deadline: April 18, 2025
Brain Research Foundation Scientific Innovations Award
Providing funding for innovative science in both basic and clinical neuroscience, this funding mechanism is designed to support creative, exploratory, cutting edge research in well-established research laboratories, under the direction of established investigators. - 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: 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. - Deadline: Apr 30, 2025
HDFCCC Clinical Research Staff Project Support Awards
The cancer center is requesting applications from Clinical Research staff to support research conference travel or publication fees.
Foundations/Other Sources
- 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 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. - LOI Deadline: May 5, 2025
Mark Foundation for Cancer Research - Emerging Leader Award
These grants are awarded to outstanding early career investigators to support high-impact, high-risk projects that are distinct from their current research portfolio. 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: May 5, 2025
Prostate Cancer Foundation Challenge Awards
This program seeks high-risk, currently unfunded, large-scale research projects concerning metastatic, lethal prostate cancer. Solicited research areas include: theranostics; drugging currently undruggable oncology targets; improved biotechnologies for precision medicine; first-in-field immunotherapies for prostate cancer; artificial intelligence/machine learning to better inform patient outcomes; host microbiome and tumor metabolism. 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. - Deadline: May 13, 2025
Pfizer Independent Medical Education: Cancer Cachexia
Pfizer Independent Medical Education has issued a request for applications for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer Cachexia. 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.
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