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)
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
- Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP) (Due: October 29, 2024)
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) / Conquer Cancer
- Merit Award (open year-round)
- Women Who Conquer Cancer Mentorship Award (open)
Cancer Research Institute
- CRI Lloyd J. Old STAR Program (Due: January 15, 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)
- Building Evidence for Effective Interventions to Increase Therapeutic Cancer Clinical Trial Accrual: Promoting Access for Patients from Underrepresented Groups (LOI Due: September 12, 2024)
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)
Prevent Cancer Foundation
- Research Fellowships Program (Due: June 14, 2024)
- Research Grants Program (Due: June 14, 2024)
Prostate Cancer Foundation
- Challenge Awards (LOI Due: April 8, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST)
- Young Investigator Award (Due: April 15, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST)
Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research
- A Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program Grants (LOI Due: September 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM EST)
Stand Up to Cancer (SU2C)
- Nina Nicolai Innovation in Collaboration Award (Due: April 12, 2024)
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research
- Emerging Leader Awards (LOI Due: April 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM EST)
The Mike Slive Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research
- Pilot Research Grants (Due: October 1, 2024)
The Pew-Stewart Charitable Trust
- Pew-Stewart Scholars Program (LOI Due: May 6, 2024)
V Foundation
- V Scholar Cancer Research Grant (LOI Due: May 20, 2024)