The Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) solicits interdisciplinary, team-based seed projects to develop new cancer-focused collaborations and generate preliminary data for external grant submissions (e.g., NIH R01-level). The RFP emphasizes cancer relevance and encourages involvement of assistant professors and CCIL shared resources. Funding is phased across two years with continuation expectations tied to milestones and external proposal submission.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Lead PI must be a CCIL member at submission (or apply for membership) .
- Team must include multiple investigators from different disciplines/departments; at least two team members must be current CCIL members.
- Research teams must host a CCIL trainee/student from specified CCIL education/training programs.
- PI may submit as PI on one project per cycle.
Funding Details:
- Up to $200,000 total / up to 2 years (up to $100,000 Year 1 + up to $100,000 Year 2).
- Funds cannot support tenure-track faculty salaries (and other restrictions apply).
Deadline:
- Proposal due: March 11, 2026 (11:59 PM).
- Award notification: May 13, 2026.
Where to go for further information:
- Program details.
- CCIL membership questions: rpayne@illinois.edu.