04/17/2026
The POWER Foundation is pleased to announce its Pilot Grant Award to encourage preliminary research projects in all areas of ovarian cancer research including, but not limited to, cancer biology, genetics, early detection and prevention, treatment, cancer care delivery, and public health sciences. New concepts, novel approaches, and/or projects that extend previous discoveries and have potential to develop into larger projects are encouraged.
To be considered responsive, the research team must include an ovarian cancer advocate. Project costs are not to exceed $75,000 direct costs budgeted over no more than two years duration. Institutional overhead and indirect cost rates are limited to 10%.
Investigators who have completed graduate training including individuals with MD, PhD, ScD, MSW, and MSN degrees are eligible to apply. Applicants should have a minimum of 50% protected research time. Principal Investigators must hold the equivalent of an Assistant Professor position or higher and be affiliated with an institution capable of administering the award funds.
Eligible Institutions include:
• Public or private institutions including universities, colleges, or hospitals.
• Non-profit organizations.
Investigators associated with organizations that meet FDA criteria for a Significantly Regulated Organization (SRO) including foundations and non-profits associated with an SRO are not eligible to apply.
Although international participation is anticipated in future funding rounds, this POWER Foundation award is restricted to eligible institutions within the US.
Letters of Intent are due May 29th, 2026. Invitations to submit Full Proposals will be sent in June 2026. Full Proposals will be due August 15th, 2026.
You can find a guide with all grant application guidelines and key dates through our Linktree. If you have any questions that aren't answered through the guide, please feel free to email us at [email protected].
We hope your research team will consider applying to the POWER Pilot Grant Award!
