DoW Kidney Cancer, Concept Award
This grant funds innovative, high-risk, and untested kidney cancer research ideas, requiring anonymous applications with no preliminary data or identifying information.
Funder: Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA
Due Dates: July 28, 2026 (Pre-Application/LOI) | August 11, 2026 (Full Application) | August 17, 2026 (End of Application Verification)
Funding Amounts: ~$840,000 total for ~7 awards; up to $120,000 total costs per award for 1 year
Summary: Supports highly innovative, untested concepts in kidney cancer research with a blinded, high-risk/high-reward mechanism.
Key Information: No preliminary data allowed; applications must be fully blinded to PI/organization identity.
Description
This opportunity, offered by the Department of Defense Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP), is designed to support groundbreaking, high-risk research in kidney cancer. The Concept Award funds early-stage, innovative ideas that could substantially advance the field or open new lines of investigation. The mechanism is double-blinded—applications must not identify the Principal Investigator (PI), collaborators, or their institutions, and preliminary data are explicitly not allowed. The goal is to encourage bold, creative approaches that have not yet been tested, with the potential to generate preliminary findings for future studies.
