Funding Opportunities

This mechanism is focused on bi-directional translational cancer research that drives basic, translational, clinical, community, and population science research, generating novel hypothesis-testing research questions.

Applications typically open in February.

This program is designed to advance understanding in the early stages of MDS pathogenesis and transformation to acute myeloid leukemia, as well as to develop and implement innovative approaches in disease management or prevention. Applicants must be members of the Edward P. Evans Center for MDS.

Applications typically open in March.

This program supports collaborative and multidisciplinary research by HICCC members from different Research Programs (inter-Programmatic) or within the same Research Program. The focus is on assembling new collaborative teams to gather preliminary data to address unresolved questions across the full spectrum of cancer research.

Applications typically open in April.

Past Awardees

"Targeting glioblastoma with ferroptosis"
Peter Canoll, MD, PhD; Peter Sims, PhD; Brent Stockwell, PhD; Jeffrey Bruce, MD

"Identification of a targetable macrophage maturation defect in human intestinal graft-versus-host disease by using advanced single-cell technologies and machine learning tools"
Ran Reshef, MD; Elham Azizi, PhD

This funding focuses on global cancer education, treatment, and prevention gaps. The program is offered in partnership with ICAP, a leader in global public health based at Columbia, to generate preliminary data for major grants from the NIH and other funding organizations.

Applications typically open in August.

This mechanism funds research proposals focused on basic science and pre-clinical/clinical approaches to tailor medical care to individual patients. It is offered in partnership with the Columbia Precision Medicine Initiative and the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.

Applications typically open in October.

The HICCC has four formal research programs spanning the continuum from genes to society. Based on scientific direct and strategic needs, the programs provide pilot funding to members from time to time. Details are made available through the specific RFA.

This research award provides stipend support to early career investigators (senior postdoctoral fellows, instructors, associate research scientists) who are transitioning to a faculty position and who will apply for career development grants from the NIH (e.g., K01, K08, K23, K99-R00), other governmental agencies, and/or from foundations and professional societies.

Applications typically open in January.

Early-stage career developing fellows engaged in research directly focused on MDS or from related areas that can leverage expertise, knowledge, and approaches to advance understanding of MDS. This opportunity is open to PhD, MD, or MD/PhD fellows supervised by faculty members of the Edward P. Evans Center for MDS.

Applications typically open in March.

This is a mentored research program that provides stipend support early career clinical fellows, research scientists, and early faculty. Open to Columbia University Irving Medical Center who are seeking a career track as a Clinical Trialists. 

Applications typically open in July.

This program supports new collaborations at the intersection of cancer and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (Columbia Engineering).

Applications typically open in January.

Pilot funds through this program are intended to support the submission of multi-component biomedical research grants and large multi-PI research grants.

Applications typically open in March.

This program supports collaborative and multidisciplinary research by HICCC members from different Research Programs (inter-Programmatic) or within the same Research Program. The focus is on assembling new collaborative teams to gather preliminary data to address unresolved questions across the full spectrum of cancer research.

Applications typically open in April.

This joint funding mechanism of cancer research, biological science, chemistry, and physics provides new insight into fundamental mechanisms relevant to cancer. The program supports new collaborations that will lead to longer-term and more profound relationships among faculty across Columbia disciplines.

Applications typically open in July.

ACT is a therapeutic development accelerator program that supports projects addressing a clear unmet medical need in cancer. This funding focuses on providing funding, education, partnership, and mentorship to Columbia Investigators to advance novel cancer therapies from the lab to the clinic.

Applications typically open in September.

This is a critical capacity-building opportunity to stimulate the development, testing, and implementation of innovative scientific discoveries for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers. Projects at any stage of development, from target validation and high throughput screening to preclinical testing and IND-enabling studies, will be considered for support.

Applications typically open in November.

Trainee Associate Membership program (TAM) is open to trainees in cancer across all of Columbia University who are being mentored by HICCC members.

The Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) Core aims to provide rigorous training in cancer research and career enhancement activities that prepares trainees in a variety of disciplines for productive careers as biomedical cancer researchers or health care professionals.

This award supports HICCC Trainee Associate Members to present their research (poster or oral format) at a cancer-related conference.

Applications are typically open in January, April, July, and September.

This award recognizes expectational research publications from HICCC Trainee Associate Members. The trainee must be 1st author, co-1st author, or senior author, and the manuscript must be an original research paper published in a peer-reviewed journal on a cancer topic.

Applications are typically open in January.

This mechanism provides HICCC Shared Resource support for HICCC Trainee Associate Members who are pre-doctoral graduate students at CUIMC.  Applicants should be in the early stages of a research project.

Applications are typically open in November.

This mechanism provides HICCC Shared Resource support to HICCC Trainee Associate Members who are post-doctoral graduate students at CUIMC.

Applications are typically open in November.