The SWOG/Hope Foundation Impact Award funds innovative early-stage cancer research using SWOG resources or informing future SWOG/NCTN clinical trials.
Funder: Hope Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027: Letter of Intent deadline (projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $250,000 total per project (including up to 25% indirect costs) for up to 2 years
Summary: Supports innovative, early-stage cancer research leveraging SWOG resources or informing future SWOG/NCTN clinical trials.
Key Information: Only SWOG member investigators at NIH-eligible institutions may apply; Letter of Intent required.
This award supports early and conceptual-stage research projects that utilize resources from completed SWOG studies or are directly translatable to future SWOG or National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) clinical trials. The program is designed to encourage high-risk, high-reward proposals with the potential to introduce breakthroughs or novel methodologies in cancer research. Emphasis is placed on projects that can catalyze further extramural funding and generate impactful publications citing SWOG and the Hope Foundation. Projects may involve scientific risk but should demonstrate strong potential to advance clinical cancer research within the SWOG network.