Supporting Discovery through Strategic Funding
Case CCC connects investigators with funding opportunities and provides competitive funding for pilot projects, early-career researchers, and collaborative studies that accelerate cancer discovery.
Limited Submissions
American Cancer Society Early Career Award: Fall 2026
Letter of Intent Deadline: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026
Internal Submission Deadline: Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
Application restricted to CWRU, UH, and Cleveland Clinic users.
2027 Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award
Internal Submission Deadline: Friday, Nov. 13, 2026
Funding Organization's Deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2027
Application restricted to CWRU, UH, and Cleveland Clinic users.
Pilot Funding
Case CCC Fall 2026 Accelerator Pilot Project Award
Letter of Intent Deadline: Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
Case CCC Fall 2026 Jump Start Pilot Project Award
Letter of Intent Deadline: Friday, Oct. 9, 2026
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
RFA is open only to junior, independent faculty members (e.g., tenure-eligible or equivalent) who are Full or Associate Case CCC members.
Ongoing Opportunities
Early Phase Clinical Research Support
Deadline: Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis subject to fund availability
Joint Investigator-Initiated Trials
Award: Up to $100,000
Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Just in Time (JIT) Award
Award: $25,000 for one year
Deadline: Applications are accepted and awarded on a rolling basis
Additional Opportunities
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) Core Utilization Pilot Grants
International Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia Foundation (IWMF) Research Grant Program
Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) Funding Opportunities
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Research Program (ORP)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Funding Opportunities
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Technical Fellowships