Track 1: Research grant or fellowship projects

The Prevent Cancer Foundation is supporting research grant or fellowship projects focused on cancers without guideline-recommended screening methods. By prioritizing these cancer types (for people at average risk), we seek to address a critical gap with potential for significant impact. Investing in research focused on cancer prevention, early detection, risk stratification and novel screening approaches for these cancers represents an opportunity to fundamentally change survival trajectories.

Application guidelines at a glance:

• Applications must be innovative and demonstrate near-term potential for impact on cancer prevention and early detection.
• We invite research applications that focus on the following cancer types:
  • Blood (leukemia/lymphoma)
  • Bone
  • Brain (central nervous system)
  • Esophageal
  • Head-and-neck
  • Liver
  • Ovarian
  • Pancreatic
  • Sarcomas (connective-tissue)
  • Stomach (gastric)
  • Uterine
• Applications focused on implementation science or population health that work with a specific community must include a Community Advisory Board component in the project.
• Applicant institutions/organizations must be based in the United States. Applicants need không be United States citizens.
• Research applications are limited to three submissions per institution. Institutions are defined by distinct EIN numbers.

Award amount

Grants will be awarded for two years at $50,000 per year, for a total of $100,000.

Application materials

• Grant and Fellowship Guidelines and Submission Instructions
• Các câu hỏi thường gặp

Timeline

• Applications open: April 8, 2026
• Program-specific office hours: April 23, 2026
• ProposalCentral technical assistance office hours: April 24, 2026
• Applications deadline: May 20, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. ET
• Applicants notified of decisions: December 4, 2026
• Awarded projects begin: January 15, 2027

Office hours

• Project assistance
  Join Prevent Cancer Foundation staff to ask questions related to 2027 Impact Grants Track 1: Research grants or fellowship projects
  Thursday, April 23, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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• Technical assistance
  We will host one technical assistance office hours focused on the application portal, ProposalCentral:
  Friday, April 24, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
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