The UNC Lineberger Developmental Funding Program is intended to support the development of cancer research led by faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and to stimulate new applications for extramural funding.

All UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center members, UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, and UNC system school faculty are encouraged to apply. Spring 2018 applications will be due March 15; submission link will be live March 1.

Proposal Due Dates: March 15 and October 15 at 5:00 p.m.

Two tiers of awards will be accepted:

Tier 1: Pilot Awards and Tier 2: Stimulus Awards.
Within each tier, proposals are accepted in basic, clinical/translational, and population science. Additionally, targeted RFAs may be added to each funding cycle, and proposals of high merit in each tier may be considered for the targeted RFA mechanism. Study sections chaired by UNC Lineberger Associate Directors will review all Tiers of proposals.

Learn more at unclineberger.org.