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Below are funding resources from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and UCLA. For more information on UCLA Health JCCC-related funding opportunities, please visit our Internal Funding and External Funding pages.
NIH Funding Resources
NIH Grants and Funding Search Guide
UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Funding Resources
Extramural Quarterly Funding Announcement
The UCLA Health JCCC provides an Extramural Quarterly Funding Announcement for UCLA investigators. This includes currently open extramural funding opportunities that are of interest to UCLA investigators. Our latest Announcement is for Q4 2024. You can download in PDF form below.
Q4 2024 Extramural Quarterly Funding Announcement PDF
Extramural Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
Limited extramural funding opportunities are provided as a courtesy to UCLA Health JCCC members. For an opportunity to be included on this list, it must be a cancer-relevant Limited Submission Opportunity (LSO). LSOs for NIH Administrative Supplements responsive to the UCLA Health JCCC’s Support Grant, P30CA016042, are also included on this list. Submission instructions are noted below.
For more information, please visit our online funding portal, InfoReady. Here, you can find detailed information about available LSOs and explore the home page for more opportunities. If you have any questions about specific LSOs listed below or about NIH Administrative Supplements (under UCLA Health JCCC’s Support Grant, P30CA016042), please contact Sarah Anwar Tar via email.
2025 V Foundation V Scholar Cancer Research Grant
This award supports tenure-track faculty early in their cancer research career by funding projects that are either laboratory-based fundamental research or translational research. Emphasis for this grant mechanism is on supporting exceptional early career investigators at the Assistant Professor stage to be better positioned to leverage large R01 or similar sustaining grants.
The V Foundation is dedicated to supporting careers of future leaders of cancer research. This Request for Applications (RFA) is specifically for the V Scholar grant and is restricted to adult cancer research that is exploratory or translational in focus. Research on ANY adult cancer type will be funded. Research areas not included in this scope are epidemiology, behavioral science, and health services research.
How to apply
To submit your nomination application, please access our V Foundation V Scholar Cancer Research Grant online application.
Deadline
Applications to be considered for the single nominations are due by Friday, May 16, 2025 at 5pm PST.
NCI Pathway to Independence Awards
UCLA is limited to four (4) applications. Each eligible institution (defined as having a unique UEI number or NIH IPF number) may submit up to a combined total of four applications (one in Cancer Data Science, one in Cancer Control Science, one in Molecular/Precision Cancer Prevention, and one in Other Cancer Research) to any companion NOFO or any combination of companion NOFOs (PAR-23-286, PAR-23-287, and/or PAR-23-288).
How to apply
To submit your nomination application, please access our InfoReady portal:
- Early-Stage Postdoctora. Researchers (Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed) appplication
- Early-Stage Postdoctora. Researchers (Independent Clinical Trial Required) appplication
- Early-Stage Postdoctora. Researchers (Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) appplication
Deadline
Applications to be considered for the single nominations are due by Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5pm PST.
UCLA Funding Resources
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