American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants

If you have a faculty member interested in applying to any of the below opportunities, please contact Amy Cook at amy.cook@med.usc.edu 

• Deadline: June 1, 2025
• Budget: $120,000 per year
• Project Period: 4 years

Institutional Research Grants are awarded to institutions as block grants, providing seed money for newly independent investigators to initiate cancer research projects.

The intent is to support these junior faculty in initiating cancer research projects so they can obtain preliminary results that will enable them to compete successfully for national research grants.

You are eligible to submit a proposal as the IRG PI if you:

• Have the rank of Associate or Full Professor at an eligible institution.
• Demonstrate a track record of extramural cancer research funding and peer-reviewed publications.
• Demonstrate a track record of mentoring junior investigators.
• Have significant administrative/leadership experience (i.e., deputy director/chair or director/chair of a program, center, or department)