Private Funding Opportunities
Winship investigators can apply for a variety of awards and training opportunities from external foundations and private funding sources.
Awards and Training Opportunities
Submission deadlines are listed below next to each funding opportunity with a link to more information where available.
A Breath of Hope Lung Foundation
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Peg’s Fight for Life Award (LOI Due: July 13, 2024)
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer
- Reach Grant (Due: March 25, 2024 at 8:00 PM EST)
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
- ACGT-Cinelli Family Foundation Investigator Award in Cell and Gene Therapy for Breast Cancer (LOI Due: May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM ET)
- Investigator Award in Cell and Gene Therapy for Gynecological Cancer Research (LOI Due: May 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM ET)
American Association for Cancer Research
- AACR Clinical Oncology Research (CORE) Training Fellowships (Due: February 29, 2024)
- AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award (LOI Due: March 4, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST)
- AACR Ocular Melanoma Foundation Joanne Barlia Research Fellowship (Due: March 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST)
- AACR Ocular Melanoma Foundation Career Development Award (Due: March 21, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST)
- AACR Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship (Due: April 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST)
- AACR KidneyCAN Kidney Cancer Innovation and Discovery Grants (Due: April 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST)
- AACR Lobular Breast Cancer Alliance-Deborah Mueller Foundation Invasive Lobular Carcinoma Innovation and Discovery Grants (Due: April 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST)
- AACR Cancer Disparities Research Fellowships (Due: April 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM EST)
American Cancer Society
- Clinician Scientist Development Grant (Due: June 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025)
- Discovery Boost Grants (Due: June 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025)
- Mission Boost Grants (Due: June 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025)
- Research Scholar Grants (Due: June 1, 2025 and December 1, 2025)
- Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP) (Due: December 1, 2025)
American Lung Association
- Lung Cancer Discovery Award (LOI Due: September 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Emerging Respiratory Pathogen Award (LOI Due: September 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Indoor Air Research Award (LOI Due: September 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Allergic Respiratory Diseases Award (Due: December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Catalyst Award (Due: December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Dalsemer Interstitial Lung Disease Award (Due: December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Hastings Innovation Award for Interstitial Lung Disease (Due: December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Innovation Award (Due: December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
- Public Health and Public Policy Research Award (Due: December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM ET)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) / Conquer Cancer
- Merit Award (open year-round)
- Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award (open)
Breast Cancer Alliance
- Exceptional Project Grants and Young Investigator Grants (Internal LOI Due: March 19, 2025)
Cancer Research Institute
- CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program (Due: January 15, 2025)
Colorectal Cancer Alliance
- Young Investigator Accelerator Award (LOI Due: Rolling Basis)
- Senior Investigator Accelerator Award (LOI Due: Rolling Basis)
- Pilot Accelerator Award (LOI Due: Rolling Basis)
- Team Science Accelerator Award (LOI Due: Rolling Basis)
CURE Childhood Cancer (CURE)
- Translation to CURE award (T2C) (LOI Due: February 14, 2025)
- Early Investigator award (EI) (LOI Due: February 14, 2025)
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
- Clinical Investigator Award (Internal Application Due: November 19, 2025)
Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research
- Conventional and Integrative Research Grants (Internal LOI Due: July 7, 2025)
Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Georgia CORE)
- Collaborative Cancer Research Seed Grant (LOI Due: December 30, 2023)
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
- Specialized Center of Research (SCOR) Program (LOI Due: December 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST)
- The Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation-Leukemia & Lymphoma Society HCL2030 Initiative (LOI Due: September 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET)
- Building Evidence for Effective Interventions to Increase Therapeutic Cancer Clinical Trial Accrual: Promoting Access for Patients from Underrepresented Groups (LOI Due: September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET)
- Fellow Career Development Program (Eligibility Phase Deadline: October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET)
- Special Fellow Career Development Program (Eligibility Phase Deadline: October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET)
- Scholar Career Development Program (Eligibility Phase Deadline: October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET)
- Scholar in Clinical Research Career Development Program (Eligibility Phase Deadline: October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET)
Melanoma Research Alliance
- Special Opportunity Team Science Awards (LOI Due: September 27, 2024)
- Special Opportunity Team Science Academic-Industry Partnership Award (LOI Due: September 27, 2024)
- Young Investigator Awards (Applicant Eligibility Checklist Due: October 21, 2024)
- Dermatology Career Development Award (Applicant Eligibility Checklist Due: October 21, 2024)
- Established Investigator Awards (Application Due: November 4, 2024)
- Pilot Awards (Application Due: November 4, 2024)
Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
- Collaborative Research Development Grant (LOI Due: March 26, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST)
- Collaborative Research Development Grant - Microsoft AI for Health (LOI Due: March 26, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST)
- Early Career Investigator Grant (LOI Due: March 26, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST)
- Health Equity Research Grant (LOI Due: March 26, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST)
- Mentored Investigator Grant (LOI Due: March 26, 2025 at 5:00 pm EST)
Pew-Stewart Charitable Trust
- Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research (LOI Due: May 5, 2025)
Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Research Fellowships Program (Due: June 14, 2024)
- Research Grants Program (Due: June 14, 2024)
Prostate Cancer Foundation
- Young Investigator Award (Due: April 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET)
- Challenge Awards (Due: May 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM ET)
- TACTICAL Awards (LOI Due: May 19, 2025)
Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research
- A Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program Grants (LOI Due: September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET)
- 20/20: Alumni Visionary Grant (LOI Due: September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM ET)
Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program
- Career Development Award (Winn CDA) (Due: May 12, 2025)
Searle Scholars Program
- Searle Scholars Program Internal Competition FY2026 (Due: June 18, 2025)
Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C)
- Lung Cancer Early Detection Challenge Grants (Due: October 2, 2025)
- Early Detection, Screening, and Treatment for Anal and Oropharyngeal Cancers Innovation Summit (LOI Due: November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET)
Susan G. Komen
- Career Catalyst Research Grants (Internal LOI Due: June 30, 2025)
- Career Transition Awards (Internal LOI Due: June 30, 2025)
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
- Emerging Leader Awards (LOI Due: May 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET)
- Endeavor Award (Internal Application Due: July 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET)
The Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research
- Pilot Research Grants (Due: September 2, 2025)
Thrasher Research Fund
- E.W. "Al" Thrasher Awards (Concept Paper Due: July 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM ET)
Tina's Wish
- Team Science Grant (LOI Due: March 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST)
- Rising Star Grant (Due: June 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST)
V Foundation
- Women Scientists Innovation Award for Cancer Research (Internal LOI Due: January 21, 2025)
- Adult Translational Cancer Research Grant (Internal LOI Due: March 10, 2025)
- Pediatric Cancer Research Grants (Internal LOI Due: April 30, 2025)
- V Scholar Cancer Research Grant (Internal LOI Due: May 22, 2025)