Funding Opportunities
Sign In/Sign UpJohnson Cancer Research Center — Student Travel Award Application. These competitive awards support travel to professional meetings or workshops by undergraduate, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows of JCRC member labs.
These competitive awards support travel to professional meetings or workshops by JCRC faculty members.
The Johnson Cancer Research Center will offer seed funding for research projects that aim to generate data for future grant proposals. All full faculty affiliated with the center are eligible to apply. Awards will be made on a competitive basis, with funding amounts capped at $30,000 per project due to budget limitations. While larger funding requests may be considered, applicants seeking such support must consult with Dr. Sherry Fleming prior to submission. Please note that proposals requesting sustained funding for full-time research assistants or postdoctoral fellows will not be considered. Additionally, funding cannot be used for major equipment purchases, faculty summer salaries, travel, or graduate student salaries. A progress report is required for award recipients to remain eligible for future funding opportunities.
This Innovative Research Award supports research specifically on rhabdomyosarcoma, an aggressive and highly malignant form of cancer that develops from skeletal muscle cells that have failed to fully differentiate. It occurs mostly in children under age 18. The application process and guidelines will be the same as with the general IRA except that the applicant must document how the project specifically targets rhabdomyosarcoma or other related sarcomas. Funding will be up to $25,000. This award is funded through the generosity of Sarah Young, whose son Alex Tung died of rhabdomyosarcoma when he was 31 years old.
Johnson Cancer Research Center — Student Research Award Application. The Johnson Cancer Research Center helps train the next generation of researchers through competitive award program support. All student applications must be sponsored by JCRC faculty members. Our undergraduate Cancer Research Awards promote student participation in laboratory research and encourage students to consider research as a possible career early on when they can prepare well for advanced degrees. Such laboratory experience teaches students about the complexities of cancer and research, the scientific method, technical approaches, and the critical analysis of results.
