University of Vermont Cancer Center Pilot Project
Request for Proposals - Pilot, Pre-Pilot, and Mini-Pilot Grants
Calendar Year 2027
The UVM Cancer Center (UVMCC) will provide funding for Pilot, Pre-Pilot, and Mini-Pilot grants to support cancer-related projects that are based in basic science, behavioral, clinical, computational, epidemiological, preventive, or translational research and that have the potential to lead to future extramural funding. Applications for all pilots will be evaluated using the following criteria:
- Quality of science (50%)
- Likelihood that the project will lead to success in future applications for significant extramural funding and impactful peer-reviewed publications (25%)
- Inter-programmatic proposal, use of shared resources (25%)
Eligibility
- Applicants for Pilots and Pre-Pilots must be UVMCC members.
- Mini-Pilots are restricted to UVM faculty who are not UVMCC Full or Associate members
- Applicants who have received UVMCC pilot award funding in the prior two years or those with current awards are ineligible.
- Individual faculty may participate in only one grant submission.
Funding
- Award amounts will range from $15,000 - $50,000 depending on pilot type.
- Available awards include two (2) Pilots, two (2) Pre-Pilots, and one (1) Mini-Pilot.
Details
- Applications are due by 11:59pm on Friday, October 9, 2026
- All applications should be submitted through InfoReady at https://go.uvm.edu/2027pilots
- First-time users please see account registration instructions at lower left of log-in page. If you are affiliated with the University of Vermont, please use your uvm.edu email to create a single sign-on account.
- Proposals will undergo an initial administrative review to confirm eligibility and then will undergo full scientific review by a designated committee.
- Award notifications will be sent out by the end of November and pilot funding will begin on January 1, 2027.
- For additional application guidelines, please visit: https://go.uvm.edu/2027pilots
Questions?
For questions, please contact the UVMCC Grants Team.
Request for Proposals: American Cancer Society – Institutional Research Grant Pilot Project Awards
General
Request for Proposals: American Cancer Society – Institutional Research Grant Pilot Project Awards
University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) and
MaineHealth Cancer Care Network (MHCCN)
Institutional Cancer Research and Career Development Program
The University of Vermont Cancer Center (UVMCC) in collaboration with the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network (MHCCN) will provide funding for a pilot award through the American Cancer Society (ACS) – Institutional Research Grant (IRG) program. This program supports the development of early-stage investigators by providing funding opportunities, mentorship, and resources to facilitate impactful cancer research and to help establish independent research careers.
Eligibility
Applicants must be junior investigators who do not yet have an R01 or equivalent grant and who are within six years of their first independent research or faculty appointment.
Funding
One $40,000 pilot award is available.
Details
- Applications are due by 11:59pm on Friday, October 9, 2026
- All applications should be submitted through InfoReady at https://go.uvm.edu/acsirg-fall26
- First-time users please see account registration instructions at lower left of log-in page. If you are affiliated with the University of Vermont, please use your uvm.edu email to create a single sign-on account.
- Proposals will undergo an initial administrative review to confirm eligibility and then will undergo full scientific review by a designated committee.
- Award notifications will be sent out by the end of November and pilot funding will begin in December 2026.
- For additional application guidelines, please visit: https://go.uvm.edu/acsirg-fall26
- Applicants needing assistance in identifying mentors for the research should contact the UVMCC Director Randall.Holcombe@med.uvm.edu or the Associate Director for Cancer Research Education and Training Coordination Alan.Howe@med.uvm.edu.
Questions?
For questions, please contact the UVMCC Grants Team.
UVM Cancer Center Summer Student Fellowships in Cancer Research
General Information
Application process for 2024 has closed. Please check back in Spring 2025 for information on Summer 2025 program.
The UVM Cancer Center is supporting Summer Student Fellowships in Cancer Research. Under this program students will receive a stipend of $3,000 for cancer-related basic, clinical/translational, or population science research conducted over an 8-12 week period under the mentorship of a UVM Cancer Center Full, Associate, Clinical or Core Clinical Member (see directory of Cancer Center membership at: https://uvmcommunity.uvm.edu/portal/uvmcc_members)
Eligibility
Eligible candidates are medical students, nursing students and graduate students in LCOM, CNHS or the UVM Graduate College (masters or doctoral levels). Students with alternative salary or stipend support for the summer are not eligible for this program.
Application Details
An application should be submitted jointly by the student and mentor and should include the following:
- Brief description of the proposed research project (one page)
- Description of the student’s current position, qualifications, role in the project and how participation will further the student’s career goals (no more than one page)
- Mentor’s NIH style biosketch
Applications will be reviewed by the University of Vermont pilot award committee and must be submitted at https://uvm.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1863406
Mentor Information
Students wishing to participate who need assistance in identifying a mentor should contact one of the research program leaders for guidance.
Each mentor may submit only one application. Similarly, each student may submit only one application. Funding is available for up to 13 projects for the summer of 2022.
Each mentor of a funded proposal will receive $1000 for project related expenses.
Questions?
Questions? Please contact crtec@med.uvm.edu