CGO Funding Opportunities
Center for Global Oncology Grants
Announcing the Penn Center for Global Oncology Capacity Building Grant Program
Advancing Penn’s global mission to remediate global disparities in cancer care and outcomes is intimately tied to identifying a limited number of low and middle-income countries where focused, longitudinal relationships will support on-going efforts by Penn faculty, trainees and students engaged in global oncology research.
The Center for Global Oncology (CGO) is pleased to announce a competitive grant program to provide resources to Penn faculty in support of Capacity Building Initiatives in low and middle-income countries. The proposed work should focus on innovative approaches to cancer care delivery, with on-going measurements of system processes and patient outcomes.
For FY26 the Center for Global Oncology will support up to $50,000 with an estimated 2-3 initiatives funded.
Proposals will be evaluated on:
- Clear demonstration of needs and objectives
- Strength of M&E plan
- Inclusion of global colleagues
- Demonstration of existing collaborative engagement between Penn and LMIC partner
- Proposals must demonstrate clear evidence of sustainability
Cross collaboration between multiple Centers and Departments is strongly encouraged as are junior faculty working with senior mentors.
Applicants must provide:
- A brief description of the current relationship between Penn and the proposed site/country
- Synopsis of the current state of local cancer care along with a needs assessment
- Strategic plan with specific objectives
- An evaluation plan to measure program success
Key Dates:
- Applicants must submit a letter of intent to Kierstyn.claycomb@pennmedicine.upenn.edu by March 31, 2025
- Final proposals must be submitted by April 30, 2025
- Recipients will be notified of award by June 1, 2025
Please contact Kierstyn Claycomb with questions.
Capacity Building Grant Application
Announcing the Penn Center for Global Oncology Pilot Research Grant Program
Advancing Penn’s global mission to remediate global disparities in cancer care and outcomes is intimately tied to developing research projects that lead to insight, that build teams, and that result in sustainable funding for programs both at Penn and with our partners.
The Center for Global Oncology (CGO) is pleased to announce a competitive grant program that provides resources to faculty to initiate global cancer research projects that lead to preliminary results that enable receipt of external awards.
For FY26, the Center for Global Oncology will support up to $200,000 with an estimate of 2-3 recipients. In an aligned fashion, the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) will provide funding to support research travel to selected grantees.
Applicants should develop a global pilot study focused on cancer outcomes, clinical epidemiology, implementation science, translational science or clinical trials focused primarily on women’s cancers or in cancers associated with HIV. Other important topics in global oncology, including, but not limited to, innovations in diagnostics, ethical issues of providing care in resource constrained settings, and palliative care will also be considered. Again, the aim of the project should be to develop data to aid in applying for additional follow-on grants.
Grant proposals will be evaluated by a multidisciplinary review committee. Proposals will be evaluated on:
- Novel impact/implementation
- Feasibility in the timeframe of the grant (1-2 years)
- Inclusion of global colleagues
- Demonstration of existing collaborative engagement between Penn and LMIC partner
- Proposals must demonstrate clear evidence of sustainability through larger external grant opportunities
Cross collaboration between multiple Centers and Departments is strongly encouraged as are junior faculty working with senior mentors.
Key Dates:
- Applicants must submit a letter of intent to Kierstyn Claycomb by February 28, 2025
- Proposals must be submitted by March 31, 2025
- Recipients will be notified of award by June 1, 2025
Please contact Kierstyn Claycomb with questions.
Pilot Research Grant Application
Global Engagement Fund (GEF)
The Global Engagement Fund has provided critical seed funding to a wide range of international Penn faculty research initiatives, including PSOM Professor Ricardo Castillo Neyra’s One Health in Latin America project, which produced a mathematical model predicting the spread of rabies that was later applied to model COVID-19 transmission in Peru, and Weitzman Design Professor Bill Braham’s Energy and Comfort Assessment of Mongolian Ger Dwellings project, which went on to receive a 2018-19 UNICEF grant to further its research into 21st century Ger design boosting electric heating efficacy through better insulation.