Funder: Medical University of South Carolina
Due Dates: November 3, 2026 (Applications open) | February 26, 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 for 12 months, without renewal
Summary: Supports innovative, high-risk cancer research at MUSC that can generate preliminary results for future extramural funding.
Key Information: Open to MUSC faculty only, with priority given to junior investigators.
Description
The Idea Award is an intramural funding opportunity administered by the Medical University of South Carolina’s Hollings Cancer Center. It provides early support for high-quality, high-risk, high-payoff cancer research that may not yet be competitive for external grants. The goal is to develop promising projects into externally funded research with the potential to transform oncology practice and outcomes.
The award supports innovative thinking and cancer research aligned with Hollings’ strategic priority focus areas. It sits within a broader intramural program that fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, translational research, and academic medicine. Projects should demonstrate how the proposed work will generate data critical to future extramural grant applications.
