National Cancer Institute (NCI) shared on LinkedIn:
“Introducing the NCI Office of Data Sharing (ODS) Impact Prize-a $200,000 challenge recognizing ideas and exemplars that advance the sharing and reuse of cancer research outputs!
We’re looking for contributions across three tracks:
- Track 1 (Ideas): High-impact opportunities, gaps, or approaches to improve how cancer research outputs are shared and reused
- Track 2 (Exemplars): Creative, successful strategies already implemented with evidence of impact
- Track 3 (Jamboree): Meritorious project abstracts submitted to the 2026 NCI Data Jamboree
16 prizes are available, including a $20,000 Grand Prize, with awards ranging from $10,000–$15,000 across each track. There’s no career-stage requirement, but this challenge encourages submissions from early career, trainees, staff scientists, librarians, patient advocates, citizen scientists, and individuals from underrepresented backgrounds and/or less-resourced institutions.
Submission window: August 3 – October 5, 2026
Want to learn more before you apply? Join our pre-submission webinar on August 12, 1:00–2:00 PM ET.
Learn more about the ODS Impact Prize.”
