Funding Opportunities

The Research Development team actively monitors the funding landscape so you don’t have to — maintaining curated lists of external opportunities, running internal competitions open to UF Health Cancer Institute members, and delivering the latest discoveries directly to your inbox each week

Funding Opportunities Newsletter

A weekly digest of curated cancer-related funding opportunities, delivered directly to your inbox.


Currently Available Funding Opportunities


Lists of Funding Opportunities

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Internal Funding

UFHCI-sponsored funding mechanisms designed to seed new projects, support early-career investigators, and advance collaborative research across our membership.

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National Cancer Institute

The NCI is the nation's leading funder of cancer research, offering a broad portfolio of mechanisms from R01s to large program grants and RFAs, relevant to investigators at all career stages.

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National Institutes of Health

Beyond the NCI, numerous NIH institutes fund cancer-relevant research from NIA and NHLBI to NIMHD and NIBIB. Explore opportunities across the full NIH portfolio that align with your science


Targeted Funding

Internal and External funding

Limited

Restricted opportunities requiring institutional nomination or eligibility verification

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EXTERNAL FUNDING

State Government, Private Foundations, and Other Agencies

Florida Breast Cancer Foundation, American Cancer Society, Ocala Royal Dames and others

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EXTERNAL FUNDING

Fellowship and Training Opportunities

Fellowships, Pre- and Postdoctoral awards and training opportunities

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External Funding

Community, Population, Outreach and Prevention

Funding opportunities focused on community-based research, patient care, public health and the development of cancer prevention and control strategies.

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External Funding

Scientific Innovation and Advancement

Funding opportunities spanning the full translational spectrum from genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics to drug development and therapeutics for investigators driving discoveries from bench to bedside

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External Funding

Development Opportunities for Early-Stage Investigators

Funding mechanisms designed to launch and accelerate early-career investigators, including mentored career development awards, startup grants, and transition-to-independence opportunities

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Don’t see what you’re looking for? Reach out to ResearchDevelopment@cancer.ufl.edu and we’ll build a personalized funding list tailored to your research focus, career stage, and target sponsors.

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