Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium funding opportunities that may be of interest to University of Illinois Cancer Center members.
2025 Kenneth and Verna Mae Jessen Award
- Letter of Intent: 12/01/24
- Application: 02/01/25
- Purpose: The 2025 Kenneth and Verna Mae Jessen Award supports basic, correlative, clinical, or population science oncology research based at a Big Ten CRC institution with $65,000 in funding towards direct research costs. The Big Ten CRC Foundation will provide up to 10% overhead (F&A) from other funding sources. Proposal must include a direct tie or lead to oncology research involving human subjects and must be collaborative between two or more Big Ten CRC member institutions. Applicants should submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) describing the proposed project to Jonathan Ang at [email protected] by December 1, 2024.
The University of Illinois Cancer Center has approval to pursue the following grant opportunities from private funders through its Advancement team. As a Cancer Center member, please notify and work with Jane Erb ([email protected]) and her Advancement team if you have an interest in any of the following current opportunities or would like further information. The Advancement team will provide grant development support and handle submissions as awards count toward the Cancer Center’s philanthropic goals.