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Funding Opportunities: AI in Cancer Research

NCI funds and supports extramural research to advance the use of AI in cancer research. Find out more about funding opportunities and other ways to engage in advancing AI for cancer research.

AI research is funded through a wide variety of grant and contract programs across NCI, where the majority of cancer research is supported through broad-based, investigator-initiated grant opportunities. The following programs have a strong emphasis on AI:

Specific open Funding Opportunities and Requests for Information are listed in the table below.

Notices of Funding Opportunities and Requests for Information
TitleAnnouncement NumberOpening DateExpiration DateActivity Code
Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)NSF 25-542July 24, 2025October 3, 2025(See NOFO)
Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)PAR-25-079January 5, 2025Jan 8, 2027R01
Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01—Clinical Trial Not Allowed)PAR-25-338January 5, 2025January 8, 2028R01
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)PAR-25-321Jan 16, 2025Jan 8, 2028R21
Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)PAR-25-346Jan 16, 2025Jan 8, 2028R21

 

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