External Funding

Updated: January 2020

Featured cancer-focused external funding opportunities:

Sponsor	Title	Due Date	Category	Type
American Institute for Cancer Research	Cancer Research Grant Program	01/24/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Hyundai Hope on Wheels	2020 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Pediatric Cancer Research	01/24/2020	Limited	Research
V Foundation for Cancer Research	Pediatric-Translational Cancer Research Grant Program	01/24/2020	Limited	Research
V Foundation for Cancer Research	Pediatric-V Scholar Cancer Research Grant Program	01/24/2020	Limited	Research
NIH	Complex Integrated Multi-Component Projects in Aging Research (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)	01/25/2020 05/25/2020 09/25/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Biology of Aging in Reproductive Tissues (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	01/29/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Physical Sciences-Oncology Network (PS-ON): Physical Sciences-Oncology Projects (PS-OP) (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)	01/30/2020 07/30/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Florida Breast Cancer Foundation	Scientific Research Grants	01/31/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Discovery of the Genetic Basis of Childhood Cancers and of Structural Birth Defects: Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	01/31/2020	Non-Limited	Research
American Cancer Society	Research Professor Grants	02/01/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI-Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Research (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/1/2020 05/28/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Improving Outcomes in Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiotoxicity (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Cancer Tissue Engineering Collaborative: Enabling Biomimetic Tissue-Engineered Technologies for Cancer Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Biology of Bladder Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Microbial-based Cancer Therapy -Bugs as Drugs (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	02/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Integration of Imaging and Fluid-Based Tumor Monitoring in Cancer Therapy (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/05/2020 05/07/2020 06/05/2020 09/07/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Palliative Care in Home and Community Settings (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/05/2020 05/07/2020 06/05/2020 09/07/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/05/2020 06/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#bulletinboardDetail/1798381	02/05/2020 06/05/2020 10/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Fundamental Mechanisms of Affective and Decisional Processes in Cancer Control (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/05/2020 06/05/2020 10/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Program to Assess the Rigor and Reproducibility of Extracellular Vesicle-Derived Analytes for Cancer Detection (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	02/05/2020 06/05/2020 10/05/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation	Pediatric Oncology Student Training (POST) Program	02/10/2020	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NSF	Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact (SoS:DCI)	02/10/2020 09/09/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Clinical Characterization of Cancer Therapy-induced Adverse Sequelae and Mechanism-based Interventional Strategies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/11/2020 09/30/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 - Clinical Trial Required)	02/12/2020 05/07/2020 06/12/2020 09/07/2020 10/12/2020	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	NINDS Postdoctoral Mentored Career Development Award (K01 No Independent Clinical Trial Allowed)	02/12/2020 05/07/2020 06/12/2020 09/07/2020 10/12/2020	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Improving Outcomes in Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiotoxicity (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Microbial-based Cancer Therapy - Bugs as Drugs (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	02/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Biology of Bladder Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	02/16/2020 05/07/2020 06/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Stimulating Innovations in Behavioral Intervention Research for Cancer Prevention and Control (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/16/2020 05/07/2020 06/16/2020 09/07/2020 10/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Aging Research Dissertation Awards to Increase Diversity (R36 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	02/16/2020 05/07/2020 06/16/2020 09/07/2020 10/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Early-Stage T1 Translational Aging Research (Bench to Bedside) for the Development of Novel Therapeutics (R33 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/16/2020 06/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Intervening with Cancer Caregivers to Improve Patient Health Outcomes and Optimize Health Care Utilization (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/16/2020 06/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	https://ufresearch.infoready4.com/#bulletinboardDetail/1798376	02/16/2020 06/16/2020 10/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI- Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Research (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI-Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Research (P01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI-Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI-Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Research (U2C Clinical Trial Optional)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Revision Applications for Incorporation of Novel NCI-Supported Technology to Accelerate Cancer Research (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Molecular and Cellular Analysis Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020 09/29/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Biospecimen Science Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020 09/29/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Innovative Biospecimen Science Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020 09/29/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Innovative Molecular and Cellular Analysis Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)	02/21/2020 05/28/2020 09/29/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network	2020 Young Investigator Awards	02/24/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network	2020 Patient-Centered Clinical Research Young Investigator Award	02/24/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research for Years 2020, 2021, and 2022 (NCI Omnibus R03 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/24/2020 05/07/2020 06/24/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research for Years 2020, 2021, and 2022 (NCI Omnibus R03 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/24/2020 05/07/2020 06/24/2020 09/07/2020 10/20/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	New Investigator Projects on 4DN Organization and Function in Human Health and Disease (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	03/02/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Co-infection and Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	03/06/2020 05/07/2020 06/05/2020 09/07/2020 10/20/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Consortium: Biology, Therapy and Resistance (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	03/11/2020 11/12/2020	Non-Limited	Research
DOD	Breast Cancer Research Program: Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2	03/12/2020	Non-Limited	Research
DOD	Breast Cancer Research Program: Era of Hope Scholar Award	03/12/2020	Non-Limited	Research
DOD	Breast Cancer Research Program: Breakthrough Award Level 3	03/13/2020	Non-Limited	Research
DOD	Breast Cancer Research Program: Breakthrough Award Level 4	03/13/2020	Non-Limited	Research
DOD	Breast Cancer Research Program: Innovator Award	03/13/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation	Damon Runyon Postdoctoral Fellowship Award	03/17/2020	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Co-infection and Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	03/17/2020 06/16/2020 10/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	New Investigator Gateway Awards for Collaborative T1D Research (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	03/25/2020	Non-Limited	Research
American Cancer Society	Research Scholar Grants	04/02/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Elsa U. Pardee Foundation	Cancer Research Grants	04/30/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Retirement Research Foundation	Grants for Projects in Aging	05/01/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN) (R01)	05/22/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Brander Beacons Cancer Research	Cancer Research Funding	05/22/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Institutional Translational Research Training Program (T32)	05/27/2020	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	01/08/2022	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Neural Regulation of Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	05/27/2020 10/21/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Neural Regulation of Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	05/27/2020 10/21/2020	Non-Limited	Research
UF Office of Research	Early Career Funding Opportunities	05/31/2020	Special Announcement	Research
NIH	Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)	06/07/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Palliative Care in Home and Community Settings (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	01/07/2021	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Exploratory Grants in Cancer Epidemiology (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	06/08/2020 10/08/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Innovative Approaches to Studying Cancer Communication in the New Information Ecosystem (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	06/10/2020 10/14/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Innovative Approaches to Studying Cancer Communication in the New Information Ecosystem (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	06/10/2020 10/14/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Leveraging Cognitive Neuroscience to Improve Assessment of Cancer Treatment-Related Cognitive Impairment (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	06/10/2020 10/14/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Leveraging Cognitive Neuroscience to Improve Assessment of Cancer Treatment-Related Cognitive Impairment (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	06/10/2020 10/14/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Modulating Intestinal Microbiota to Enhance Protective Immune Responses against Cancer (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/10/2020 11/06/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Modulating Intestinal Microbiota to Enhance Protective Immune Responses against Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/10/2020 11/06/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Early-Stage T1 Translational Aging Research (Bench to Bedside) for the Development of Novel Therapeutics (R21/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)	06/16/2020 06/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic Cancer Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/18/2020 11/16/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Revision Applications for Mechanisms of Cancer Drug Resistance (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/24/2020 10/22/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Revision Applications for Mechanisms of Cancer Drug Resistance (P50 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/24/2020 10/22/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Revision Applications for Mechanisms of Cancer Drug Resistance (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/24/2020 10/22/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Revision Applications for Mechanisms of Cancer Drug Resistance (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/24/2020 10/22/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Revision Applications for Mechanisms of Cancer Drug Resistance (U54 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	06/24/2020 10/22/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Basic and Translational Research on Adducts in Cancer Risk Identification and Prevention (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/02/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Basic and Translational Research on Adducts in Cancer Risk Identification and Prevention (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/02/2020 11/06/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Basic and Translational Research on Adducts in Cancer Risk Identification and Prevention (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/02/2020 11/06/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Research Projects in Cancer Systems Biology (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/10/2020 11/15/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Imaging, Biomarkers and Digital Pathomics for the Early Detection of Premetastatic Aggressive Cancer (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/10/2020 12/10/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Provocative Questions (PQs) in Multiple Myeloma Disparities Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/15/2020 11/15/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Provocative Questions (PQs) in Multiple Myeloma Disparities Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/15/2020 11/15/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Provocative Questions (PQs) in Multiple Myeloma Disparities Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/15/2020 11/15/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NCI	Provocative Questions (PQs) in Multiple Myeloma Disparities Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	07/15/2020 11/15/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Secondary Analyses of Existing Datasets of Tobacco Use and Health (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	07/20/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NSF	Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Includes the description of NSF Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)	07/27/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Participant Engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing (PE-CGS): Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	07/30/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Participant Engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing (PE-CGS): Research Centers (U2C Clinical Trial Optional)	07/30/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Informatics Technology for Cancer Research Education Resource (UE5 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	07/31/2020	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Provocative Questions (PQs) in Cancer with an Underlying HIV Infection (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	08/03/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	08/07/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	BRAIN Initiative: Development of Next Generation Human Brain Imaging Tools and Technologies (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	09/03/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NSF	Science of Science: Discovery, Communication, and Impact (SoS:DCI)	09/10/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Program (Fi2)	10/02/2020	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Feasibility and Planning Studies for Development of Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) to Investigate Cancer Health Disparities (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)	10/19/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Building Resources for the Basic Biology of Aging in Health Disparities Research (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	10/19/2020	Non-Limited	Research
B*Cured	Brain Cancer Research Investigator Grant	04/01/2021	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	End-of-Life and Palliative Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Serious Illnesses (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	01/08/2022	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	01/08/2022	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	01/08/2022	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)	01/08/2022	Non-Limited	Training/Career
NIH	Tobacco Regulatory Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)	02/13/2020 07/17/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	AHRQ Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01)	02/20/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	End-of-Life and Palliative Needs of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYA) with Serious Illnesses (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)	01/08/2022	Non-Limited	Research
Rally Foundation	Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research Career Development Award	02/07/2020	Limited	Research
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Supporting the Provision of Quality Cervical Cancer Screening and Pre-Cancer Treatment Services for Women Living with HIV in Botswana under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)	03/07/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Public Health and Health Systems Partnerships to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Clinical Settings	03/17/2020	Non-Limited	Research
NIH	Radiobiology of High Linear Energy Transfer (High LET) Exposure in Cancer Treatment (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)	03/19/2020	Non-Limited	Research
Prostate Cancer Foundation	Young Investigator Awards in Prostate Cancer Research	03/23/2020	Non-Limited	Research