OPEN — Lustgarten Foundation Innovation and Collaboration Program research competition. Applications due January 8, 2027 via ProposalCentral; precise cutoff time not published on public RFA.
National and International – Lustgarten Foundation Innovation and Collaboration Research Grants 2027 (Up to $110,000; January 8)
FundingUp to $110,000 including indirect costs per selected one-year research award. Indirect costs capped at 10% of direct costs. Overall funding pool and minimum award not published.
DeadlineJanuary 8, 2027. The controlling public RFA does not state a closing hour or time zone.
Last verified2026-11-04
Required next actionReview official RFA https://lustgarten.org/innovation-collaboration-rfa/ and submit through ProposalCentral. Prepare template-based research plan of at most 3 pages covering innovation, specific aims, methods and next steps; include budget up to $110,000 including allowable indirect costs (<=10% of direct costs). Application due January 8, 2027; no hour or time zone in public RFA. Confirm any additional portal-specific attachments and rules within authenticated ProposalCentral.
Broad Eligibility
Independent faculty or equivalent principal investigators conducting significant pancreatic cancer or relevant research; international investigators may apply. High-impact innovative plausible and testable hypotheses, particularly early detection, therapeutic development, personalized medicine and understudied biology. Cross-group collaborations preferred. Application research plan <=3 pages including figures/tables excluding references.
Atlas Analysis
Official Lustgarten Foundation 2027 Innovation and Collaboration full public RFA reviewed November 4, 2026. Genuine competitive one-year seed research grant, <=$110,000 including indirect; 10% of direct IDC cap; PI independent faculty/equivalent and international eligible; <=3-page plan and no mandatory preliminary data. No universal cash-match requirement in RFA; project start Summer 2027. Authenticated ProposalCentral submission interface and template not independently reviewed. Source includes no deadline hour/time zone; do not invent.
Lustgarten Foundation Innovation and Collaboration Program: 2027
The Lustgarten Foundation is accepting competitive research proposals through January 8, 2027 via ProposalCentral. A submission hour or time zone is not provided in the public Request for Applications.
Applicant-level award: Up to $110,000 including indirect costs for one year. Indirect costs are capped at 10% of direct costs. The overall program allocation and a minimum award have not been published.
Eligible principal investigators: Independent faculty members or equivalent investigators who conduct significant pancreatic cancer or relevant research. International investigators may apply. Collaborations and contributions from new expertise or technology are preferred.
Research focus: High-risk, testable and innovative research that could change current understanding or treatment of pancreatic cancer, particularly early detection, therapeutics, personalized medicine, or understudied biology. Preliminary data are not mandatory, but the hypothesis must be plausible, and a clearly achievable goal is required. Merely incremental projects or projects whose only objective is producing new reagents are not intended for this competition.
Application requirements: A research plan of no more than three pages including figures and tables but excluding references, using the template made available in ProposalCentral. Include innovation and significance, specific aims, research design and methods, potential impact, and next steps. Competitive peer review follows the deadline, decisions are expected in spring 2027 and awards may start summer 2027. Funded investigators submit twice-yearly scientific and financial progress reports and participate in scientific collaboration.
How to apply: Review the complete official Request for Applications and submit through ProposalCentral. The authenticated portal questionnaire and template could not be independently examined, so applicants should verify those elements before submission.
Official request: Lustgarten Innovation and Collaboration RFA.
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