Texas CPRIT Texas Regional Training Award — FY 2027 Cycle 2

CPRIT's FY 2027 Cycle 2 Texas Regional Training Award offers up to $2 million over five years for TREC-eligible Texas institutions to build integrated cancer-research training programs for predoctoral, postdoctoral and clinical fellows. A required Letter of Intent is due September 4, 2026.

FundingUp to $2,000,000 over a five-year period.

DeadlineRequired Letter of Intent due September 4, 2026; full application receipt September 16 through November 18, 2026

Last verifiedAugust 29, 2026

Required next actionImmediately confirm the institution satisfies CPRIT's TREC eligibility requirements, define the integrated cancer-research training program and trainee populations, document access to multidisciplinary research opportunities and mentoring, prepare and submit the required Letter of Intent by September 4, 2026, and then complete the full application in CPRIT's new Grant Management Platform during the September 16 through November 18, 2026 receipt window.

Broad Eligibility

The award is open to TREC-eligible Texas institutions proposing integrated institutional research training programs for predoctoral trainees, postdoctoral fellows and/or clinical fellows. Programs must build cancer-research workforce skills and expertise, provide trainees broad access to research opportunities across disciplinary lines, and maintain strong standards for scientific rigor and creativity. Applicants should reconfirm all TREC and institutional eligibility requirements in the controlling FY 2027 Cycle 2 RFA before submission.

Atlas Analysis

Strong Texas cancer-workforce opportunity with a very short Letter of Intent runway and meaningful five-year funding. Best fit is a TREC-eligible institution with an established research environment, strong mentors, a coherent training curriculum, access to multidisciplinary cancer research, and a credible plan to move trainees toward independent research careers. The program also strengthens Atlas' coverage of rural and regionally underserved cancer-research capacity beyond clinical-trial awards alone.

Source verificationOfficial government source · cprit.texas.govAtlas last verified this record August 29, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗