Office of Research
Scientific Discoveries Research
New: Pre-proposals must cite the in-hand source for the required 1:1 non-state match for this funding opportunity.
This grant opportunity seeks to support innovative and meritorious cancer researchers and teams pursuing scientific discoveries and breakthrough ideas in the fight against cancer. This opportunity will not only catalyze the next breakthroughs in cancer research but also may help bridge early discoveries and commercialization of therapeutics, devices, and tools to lessen the burden of cancer.
This funding opportunity seeks to support the next generation of breakthroughs in cancer research that aims to significantly advance one or more of the following:
- Improve cancer prevention and early detection (e.g., novel screening methods, risk reduction strategies);
- Address cancer diagnosis and treatment (e.g., development of more precise diagnostics, effective therapies, personalized medicine approaches); or
- Improve patient outcomes and quality of life (e.g., treatment efficacy, including reduced side effects, enhanced patient well-being).
A minimum one-to-one (1:1) non-state funding match to the requested grant funds is required and must be secured at the time of application submission.
Application Instructions
Please submit as one combined pdf labeled with PI’s Lastname, Firstname:
- A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach, and cite the in-hand source for the required 1:1 non-state match for funding request.
- If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
- CV (not biosketch) of the PI including past grant funding.
to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Late entries will not be accepted. Proposals are due to the sponsor 3/2/2026 so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 2/19/2026 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.
Inquiries and Contact Information
Investigators who identify a grant, award or fellowship program that restricts the number of applications that can be submitted from an Institution should immediately contact their Chairperson, Associate Dean for Research (or Dean, if no ADR) and the Office of Research (see below) if they intend to prepare a response. Failure to do so, or to meet the deadlines for submission of pre-proposal, will preclude submission of the application through the Office of Sponsored Programs.
For general inquiries, or to request a listing of a limited submission opportunity that should be but is not already listed, please email us at limitedsubs@uw.edu.