Global Cancer Pilot Award
Funds innovative, collaborative cancer research projects in LMICs, emphasizing multidisciplinary science, public health impact, and equitable UCSF-LMIC partnerships.
Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $40,000 per project for one year
Summary: Funds innovative, collaborative cancer research projects in low- and middle-income countries, emphasizing public health impact and equitable UCSF-LMIC partnerships.
Key Information: Requires collaboration between UCSF and an LMIC investigator; trainees must have a UCSF faculty mentor.
Description
This award supports pilot research projects focused on cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, and/or treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Eligible projects span basic, clinical/translational, implementation, epidemiological, social, and behavioral sciences, with a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary collaboration and public health impact. The program prioritizes proposals likely to lead to future NIH or extramural funding and those demonstrating equitable, sustainable partnerships and capacity building. All funded projects must be collaborative efforts between a UCSF faculty member or trainee and a named investigator at an academic institution in an LMIC.
