Find Funding
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
“Explore NIH Grant Opportunities” Search Tool
Starting in October 2025, Grants.gov is the single official source for NIH grant opportunities. That being said, researchers can still use the “Explore NIH Grant Opportunities” Search Tool (link below) and search by funding organization to quickly identify potential funding opportunities of interest in Grants.gov.
NIH Grant Opportunities Search Tool
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. It is emailed directly to members.
Extramural Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
Limited extramural funding opportunities are provided below 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.
Current LSOs
2027 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research
The Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research supports assistant professors of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of a cure for cancer. The award provides $300,000 in flexible support—$75,000 per year for a four-year period. For the 2027 award, one nomination will be invited from each participating institution.
Please see this link for more award details: Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research.
How to apply
To submit your nomination application, go to the 2027 Pew-Stewart Scholars Program for Cancer Research InfoReady application.
Deadline
Please apply by Friday, May 1 at 5pm PST.
UCLA Funding Resources
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