Research and Innovation Office

Extramural Coordinated Funding


UM Submission Instructions: V Foundation Pediatric Scholar -OR- Pediatric Translational Award 2025

Sponsor: V Foundation for Cancer Research
Award Title: V Foundation Pediatric Scholar -OR- Pediatric Translational Award
Amount: $600,000 - $800,000
V Scholar Award: Total $600,000, in three yearly installments of $200,000 each. No IDC allowed. Translational Award: Total $800,000, in four yearly installments of $200,000 each. 10% IDC allowed.
UM Deadline: 04/24/2025
Sponsor Deadline: 05/07/2025
Description: Pediatric V Scholar Award:

The V Scholar grant is restricted to pediatric cancer research that is exploratory or translational in focus. Research on ANY pediatric cancer type will be funded. This award supports tenure-track faculty early in their cancer research career by funding projects that are either laboratory-based fundamental research or translational research. Emphasis for this grant mechanism is on supporting exceptional early career investigators at the Assistant Professor stage to be better positioned to leverage large R01 or similar sustaining grants. Research areas not included in this scope are epidemiology, behavioral science, and health services research.

Pediatric Translational Cancer Research Grant

Translational research is a key component of the research continuum that advances basic laboratory discoveries towards clinical use, ultimately improving human health. This Translational grant is restricted to pediatric cancer research in the preclinical or translational space with a focus on bench-to-bedside strategies. Research on ANY pediatric cancer type can be funded. Applicants may propose cancer research that moves a novel strategy from the laboratory into a human clinical trial or uses specimens from a clinical trial to test hypotheses or to develop biomarkers or mechanisms. The research must apply in a direct way to human beings within 3 years from the end of the grant. If biomarker research is undertaken, a validation set or independent clinical trial is essential. A plan for biomarker validation, if applicable, must be included in any proposal. The endpoint of the project should be the planning or initiation of a new clinical trial or conducting an investigator-initiated trial with laboratory correlates that test hypotheses. Research areas not included in this scope are epidemiology, behavioral science, and health services research.

Click here for the Pediatric V Scholar RFA
Click here for the Translational RFA
Number of Applicants University is Allowed to submit: 1 per RFA
Additional Requirements: None
Sponsor Guidelines: https://www.v.org
UM Nominations Process: Masonic Cancer Center:
A one-page description of your project and biosketch(s) in NIH format should be emailed to Laura Klein (klein382@umn.edu) by 5pm, Thursday, April 24, 2025.

These will be reviewed by the Cancer Cancer Director and appointed committee to determine designation of nominee.

Masonic Cancer Center Review and designation of final nominee: Friday, May 2, 2025
Peer Review Coordination: Masonic Cancer Center contact email
Status: Open
Please note: To be considered for peer review and internal selection, faculty must follow the above submission guidelines and meet the UM deadline as set by the office coordinating the peer review for this opportunity.



General Information

  • Each posting has information about the external sponsor and opportunity as well as the internal application instructions.
  • Opportunities can be sorted by column headings; just click on the heading to re-sort by that column.
  • When a link redirects you to another site, it opens in a new browser window.
  • If you know of an opportunity that is not on the list, please contact Robyn Kennedy.
Column Descriptions

  • Sponsor: redirects you to the sponsor's main website
  • Title/Guidelines: redirects you to sponsor specific information regarding the opportunity which may include description, eligibility, budget instructions, forms and other requirements
  • Amount: Maximum dollar amount awarded.
  • Add’l Req: Identifies special requirements such as cost sharing, partners, etc.
  • Sponsor Deadline: External deadline identified by the sponsor.
  • UM Submission Instructions: Contains specific internal submission requirements including internal proposal instructions, deadline, eligibility, internal nomination process, contact information.
  • # Apps: The maximum number of applications the sponsor will allow the university to submit.
  • UM Deadline: Submission deadline for internal proposal as determined by the coordinating office.
  • Status:
    • Open: UM deadline has not passed and the opportunity is open for application.
    • In Review: Peer review process is in progress for the opportunity.
    • PI Selected: The PI has been selected as the official UM nominee.
    • Closed: Sponsor deadline has passed and the opportunity is closed for application.
U of M Submission Instructions (Required)

This link includes summary sponsor information, specific instructions for internal submission and contact information for the university office coordinating the nomination process.

  • Follow the directions in the submission instructions and submit required materials by the UM deadline to the contact indicated.
  • Instructions vary according to the requirements of the sponsor and the university office coordinating the nomination process.
Registration (optional)

Registration is an optional but highly recommended feature. Perhaps you are looking for a wider audience for your proposal idea, or for potential collaborators to work with to create a stronger application. Registration allows applicants to share proposal ideas and post contact information.

Registration also provides information that helps the university office overseeing the nomination to determine the level of coordination needed and guide the review process.

To register (or view registrants), click on the UM Submission Instructions for a specific opportunity, then click on the Register Interest link.

Selection Process

  • Once the internal deadline has passed, the status will change to “In Review” and proposals will undergo review.
  • If there are multiple applicants, the office managing the nomination will determine the review criteria and coordinate the review process.
  • Once review has been completed all parties will be notified via email.
  • Nominees will be provided with a letter addressed to the sponsor from the RIO indicating that they are the university's nominee. This letter should accompany the nominee's proposal.
  • SPA is notified of the university's nominee(s) and the status is updated to “PI Selected”.


*If you have questions about the University's process related to extramural funding opportunities requiring nomination or if you have any technical issues with the site, contact collabor8@umn.edu.

For questions, please contact RIO's Research Advancement group.