Funding Opportunities

For questions regarding these opportunities, please contact Sarah Laye at: slaye@som.umaryland.edu.
Date Posted Organization Title Website Type LOI or Pre-Application Due Date Application Due Date Expiration Date Comments / Documents
UMGCCC FY27 UMGCCC Pilot Award Program Internal 09/30/26
NIH NIH Toward Translation of Nanotechnology Cancer Interventions (TTNCI; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 11/16/27 Check website for award cycles and next due date
NIH NIH Director’s New Innovator Award (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 08/17/26
NIH NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 09/09/26
NIH NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award for Individual and Group Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH 09/03/26
Mike Slive Foundation Mike Slive Foundation 2026-2027 Pilot Research Grant Foundation 09/08/26
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) ASCO Career Development Award Foundation 10/08/26
Thoracic Surgery Foundation Thoracic Surgery Foundation Catalyst Award for Data Access Foundation 09/15/26
Thoracic Surgery Foundation Thoracic Surgery Foundation Robotic Thoracic Surgery Access Award Foundation 09/15/26
Thoracic Surgery Foundation Thoracic Surgery Foundation STS Research Award Foundation 09/15/26
Thoracic Surgery Foundation Thoracic Surgery Foundation STS Database Clinical Research Fellowship Foundation 09/15/26
Pfizer Pfizer Current and Emerging Therapies: The future of Recurrent or Metastatic (r/m) Cervical Cancer Industry 09/01/26
American Cancer Society ACS Professor Award Foundation 09/01/2026
DOD DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Idea Development Award DOD 09/14/2026 09/28/26
DOD DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar Award DOD 09/14/2026 09/28/26
DOD DoD Kidney Cancer Research Program Concept Award DOD 07/28/2026 08/11/26
DOD DoD FY26 Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) - 3 awards DOD Check website for LOI/application deadlines
Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Cancer Nursing Education Award Foundation 09/30/26 Nomination deadline is September 30, 5:00pm E.T.
Oncology Nursing Society Oncology Nursing Society Excellence in Cancer Nursing Management Award Foundation 09/30/26 Nomination deadline is September 30, 5:00pm E.T.
MIKE SLIVE FOUNDATION The MIKE SLIVE FOUNDATION 2026-2027 Pilot Research Grant Foundation 09/07/26 2026 MSF Grant Application Guidelines
NCI The NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) NCI 08/08/26 Earliest Submission Date: July 8, 2026 | First Application Due Date: August 8, 2026
NIH NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NIH NIH Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 – Independent Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NIH NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27
NIH NIH Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 09/28/26 08/26/28 Next application due date is September 28, 2026
NIH NIH Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH NIH Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH 07/12/29
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award DOW 11/18/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award DOW 11/18/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Rare Cancers Concept Award DOW 09/30/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Kidney Cancer, Concept Award DOW 07/28/26
The Harrington Discovery Institute The Harrington Discovery Institute Prize for Innovation in Medicine Foundation 09/14/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Kidney Cancer, Idea Development Award Synopsis 1 DOD 09/28/26
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA DoW Kidney Cancer, Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar Award Synopsis 1 DOD 09/28/26
DHHS NIH Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Childhood Cancers and of Congenital Anomalies: Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Synopsis 1 NIH 01/11/27
UMD MIPS Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) Internal 10/15/26 Informational Webinars on June 30, July 38, & August 25
UMB and UMBC UM-BILD Internal UM-BILD accelerator program will be accepting new applications starting in August 2026
Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Cancer Research Institute Career Development Awards (various) Foundation Various awards - visit website for deadlines
Blood Cancer United Blood Cancer United Equity in Access Research Grants Foundation 09/10/2026
NIH NIH Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI NIH Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH National Cancer Institute's Investigator-Initiated Early Phase Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (R01 Clinical Trial Required) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NIH NIH Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NIH Standard due dates apply 11/06/26
NIH NIH Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk after Bariatric Surgery (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Mechanisms that Impact Cancer Risk with Use of Incretin Mimetics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/27
NCI NIH Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NCI NIH Molecular Imaging of Inflammation in Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) NCI Standard due dates apply 01/08/28
NIH NIH Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) NIH Standard due dates apply 05/08/27