# Impact Grant

**Funder:** Cancer Research Institute
**Budget:** $300,000
**Deadline:** 1 December 2026
**Application:** LOI required
**Frequency:** Annual
**Official call:** https://www.cancerresearch.org/cri-impact-grant
**Last updated:** 20 Sept 2026

## Eligibility & scope

Supports clinically relevant research bridging laboratory and clinical discovery to advance immunotherapies for chordoma.

## Summary

The Impact Grant from Cancer Research Institute provides $300,000 for clinically relevant research bridging laboratory and clinical discovery to advance immunotherapies for chordoma. The call requires a letter of intent before full application and runs annually.

## Who should apply

- Researchers working on chordoma immunotherapy
- Investigators bridging laboratory and clinical research
- Projects with a clear translational path toward clinical application

## Key dates

- Deadline: 1 December 2026
- Letter of intent (LOI) required before full application
- Recurs annually

## Tips for applicants

- Frame the project explicitly as bridging bench and bedside, the call language emphasizes this dual focus.
- Since an LOI is required, make sure the core immunotherapy rationale is clear and compelling before investing in a full proposal.
- Given the rare-disease focus on chordoma, contextualize feasibility given limited patient populations and sample access.

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the Impact Grant from Cancer Research Institute pay?

The grant provides $300,000.

### What research area does the Impact Grant fund?

It funds clinically relevant research that bridges laboratory and clinical discovery to advance immunotherapies for chordoma.

### Does the Impact Grant require a letter of intent?

Yes, an LOI is required as part of the application process.

### Is the Impact Grant a recurring award?

Yes, Cancer Research Institute runs this call annually.

### When is the Impact Grant deadline?

The deadline is 1 December 2026.

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