Stony Brook Cancer Center offers several funding opportunities to its members to advance their research. We have recently implemented an InfoReady site to house information on all opportunities and accept proposals. Please note that the requests for applications below are open only to SBCC members. If you believe your research is relevant to the mission of the Stony Brook Cancer Center, please email SBCC_Admin@stonybrookmedicine.edu to request membership information.
SBCC External Foundation Limited Competitions
Long Island League to Abolish Cancer (LILAC) is offering a grant to purchase a piece of equipment, instrument, or software to be used for cancer research. The range for the cost is $5,000 - $10,000. The item to be purchased cannot be cost shared, and the total purchase price must include shipping. The following information must be provided for all applications:
- Description of the desired equipment, instrument or software, including 2 to 3 sentences on its use and purpose.
- Statement on the faculty who will benefit from the instrument. (This grant requires that more than one, and preferably at least three or four groups have direct benefit).
- Cost with a quote for the equipment, instrument or software, including shipping.
- Where the equipment is expected to be housed.
Submit your request at the SBCC InfoReady portal. The deadline for applications is February 13, 2026.
Manhasset Women's Coalition Against Breast Cancer (MWCABC): This is a limited competition to fund new and innovative breast cancer research for projects between $75,000 and $100,000. Areas of interest include but are not limited to genetics, therapies, immunology, prevention, clinical studies, and innovative approaches to patient care. As part of its 2026 Call for Proposals, MWCABC has invited Stony Brook Cancer Center (SBCC) to submit one application for consideration. SBCC is inviting all interested members to submit the following no later than February 10, 2026.
-NIH-style Specific Aims page (one page limit)
-NIH-style Bio Sketch (five-page limit) of only the Principal Investigator
Submit your request at the SBCC InfoReady portal
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SBCC Internal Funding Opportunities
SBCC Voucher Program: A subsidized shared resource use voucher to be used for Cancer Center Shared Resources.
Vouchers available for:
- Biological Mass Spectrometry
- Tissue Analytics
- Biostatistics
- Bioinformatics
Advanced Imaging (small animal imaging or clinical MRI studies)
Click here for the application information
A Pilot Award Program for Team Science (This RFA is closed)
The purpose of the Stony Brook Cancer Center (SBCC) Team Science Award Program is to bring together investigators across different disciplines in order to address long-standing barriers relevant to cancer. Investigations may focus on risk, prevention, early detection, treatment and/or symptoms, and may do so through basic, population, clinical, behavioral, social, engineering, chemistry or physics-based research approaches, or combinations thereof.
Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials (IITs) (This RFA is closed)
The purpose of this RFP is to provide funds for investigator initiated clinical trials (IITs) with a therapeutic intent to be performed at SBCC. IITs build upon the strengths of cancer center programs in basic or translational research and that showcase collaborations across departments and disciplines are most desirable. Early career investigators are encouraged to apply. While all IITs are encouraged, this RFA is specifically designated to support clinical trials with a therapeutic intent. Translational projects with laboratory or imaging correlates will be considered; however, all proposals must include a clinical trial with patient accrual in the design.