Office of Research

Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant

Limited Submissions

UW has been invited to participate in the 2026–2027 Mary Kay Ash Foundation Innovative/Translational Cancer Research Grant cycle.

The Mary Kay Ash Foundation is a nonprofit, public foundation dedicated to advancing research on cancers that predominantly affect women – including but not limited to breast, ovarian, uterine, endometrial, and cervical cancers. The focus is on supporting innovative translational research that bridges laboratory discoveries and clinical application, ultimately improving diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, or treatment.

Eligibility Requirements

Candidates must have a full-time appointment as Assistant Professor or higher at submission; minimum 5% effort.

Application Instructions

Please submit as one combined pdf labeled with PI’s Lastname, Firstname:

  1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
  2. If the final application requires a statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
  3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI including past grant funding.

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, December 16, 2026. Late pre-proposals will not be considered. Proposals are due to the sponsor 2/1/2027 so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 1/21/2027 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.

Opportunity Details

Program web page

Program Announcement No.

2026-27

Deadlines
12/16/2026 UW Internal Deadline Open
01/21/2027 OSP Deadline
02/01/2027 Sponsor Deadline
Sponsor

Mary Kay Ash Foundation

Funding amount

$100,000 (over 2 years)

Maximum Number of Applications

1

Eligible groups
  • All campus

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.