Apply for research funding from NETRF

Neuroendocrine Tumor Grant Opportunities

The Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Foundation (NETRF) is the leading non-profit organization supporting basic, translational and clinical NET research. Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery that will help create new and more effective therapies for NETs.

Our grants range from $90,000 to $270,000. We support scientists who conduct highly innovative research, whose work will help provide insight into the causes of NETs and/or lead to improved treatments for patients.

NETRF’s grant process is rigorous and competitive. Requests for funding must be aligned with a specific research award.

There is no Accelerator Award offered for the 2023 grant cycle. 

• Investigator Award
• Pilot Award
• Mentored Award

Applicants can apply to more than one award but can only submit one application per award. A NETRF Awardee can only hold one NETRF-sponsored award at any given time. For more details please see the “Award Program” document on proposalCENTRAL and the FAQs. 

The 2023 Application Portal is closed. Stay tuned for information on the 2024 Request for Applications.

The NETRF employs a 2-step grant process:

• The NETRF RFA model employs a 2-step process. The first step is the submission of a competitive LOI. One LOI per applicant, per program, may be submitted. The purpose of the LOI is to identify projects with the greatest scientific potential without requiring applicants to first submit a full application. A limited number of applicants whose LOIs are deemed most meritorious will be invited to submit a full proposal.
  1. Applicants interested in a 2023 award must submit a competitive letter of intent (LOI) by 5:00 PM (ET) on Monday, April 24, 2023.
  2. By June 2023, a limited number of LOI Applicants will be invited to submit full proposals. Full proposals are due in July 2023. 

A small number of investigators who submitted an LOI will be invited to submit a Full Proposal via proposalCENTRAL.  Both the LOI and Full Proposal are reviewed by NETRF’s Board of Scientific Advisors and external expert reviewers. The most meritorious applications are recommended to NETRF’s Board of Directors for funding.

Awards

NETRF will notify applicants of grant decisions in late 2023 and offer feedback to those applicants whose grants are not funded. Applicants whose projects are approved for funding receive an award letter outlining the next steps