Concern Foundation’s Conquer Cancer Now Award
Concern Foundation’s Conquer Cancer Now Award supports early-career investigators’ research in cancer genetics, biology, and immunology to deepen understanding of cancer and develop cancer research scientists.
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Funder: Concern Foundation for Cancer Research
Due Dates: July 23, 2027 (LOI) | Early November 2027 (Full proposal, approximate)
Funding Amounts: $100,000 per year for up to two years; second-year funding is conditional
Summary: Seed funding for early-career independent investigators conducting innovative, hypothesis-driven research in cancer genetics, biology, or immunology.
Key Information: Applicants must have 1–7 years of research independence and cannot hold an R01 or equivalent as PI.
Description
Concern Foundation’s Conquer Cancer Now Award provides seed support for promising early-career cancer researchers. Run by Concern Foundation for Cancer Research, an independent, volunteer-driven organization established in 1968, the program supports innovative, hypothesis-driven projects in cancer genetics, cancer biology, and cancer immunology. Its goals are to advance understanding of cancer biology, improve approaches to cancer, and develop the next generation of cancer research scientists.
Proposals are accepted every two years. The program emphasizes significant, original research with a strong scientific premise and feasible aims, rather than clinical trials, cancer epidemiology, or behavioral studies. A Scientific Review Committee of cancer researchers from institutions in the United States and abroad evaluates proposals and recommends applications to the Foundation’s Executive Board for funding.
