On behalf of the University of Tennessee Medical Center Cancer Institute/University Health System, in conjunction with the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine (UTGSM), it is with great excitement that we are announcing the third call (2022-2023) for grant applications specifically related to cancer research on our campus funded by the Cancer Research Endowment.

As a result of a philanthropic initiative started in 2015, we are now in a position to accept grant applications for Cycle three of research funding. For this cycle, there will be several categories of grants based on the size and scope of your project. Prior awards have ranged from $40,000 to $10,000. The project can extend over 1 or 2 years.

The details of the grant process and the grant application are available below and are also available on the UTGSM website.

Download Cancer Research Grant Application

Anticipated Award Types for 2022-2023 Grant Cycle

• Up to two grants of $40,000 (total cost)
• Up to three grants of $20,000 (total cost)
• Up to three grants of $10,000 (total cost)

Submission Deadline and Relevant Dates for 2022-2023 Grant Cycle

• Grant submission deadline (due date): Fri., Feb. 18, 2022, at 5 pm EST. No exceptions will be granted.
• Award decision notification: Fri., May 20, 2022
• Earliest start date: Wed., June 1, 2022

Completed grant applications, in PDF format, should be submitted via email to the GSM Assistant Director of Research, Jennifer Ferris (JFerris@utmck.edu) and Melissa Weaver (mweaver@utmck.edu). They will obtain University of Tennessee Health Science Center approval prior to forwarding applications to the GSM Director of Research (Jon Wall, PhD) and the Cancer Research Endowment Oversight Committee Chairman (John Bell, MD). The grant applications will be reviewed by the Cancer Institute Scientific Review Committee (CISRC), which will make recommendations for funding to the Cancer Research Endowment Oversight Committee. If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the GSM Assistant Director of  Research, Jennifer Ferris (jferris@utmck.edu), or the GSM Director of Research, Jon Wall, PhD (jwall@utmck.edu).