DOD Melanoma Research Program (Focused Program/Team Science/Idea Awards) – Application
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: Thursday 8th, October 2026
External Deadline: Wednesday 14th, October 2026
Description
The Melanoma Research Program (MRP) released program announcements for the following funding opportunities:
- Focused Program Award – Rare Melanomas
The FY26 MRP FPA-RM supports a multidisciplinary research program of at least two, but not
more than three, distinct but complementary projects addressing an overarching question
relevant to rare melanomas (see Figure 1). Applications for the FPA-RM may propose
projects across the entire research spectrum (biology, etiology, prevention, diagnosis
and detection, prognosis, treatment and quality of life) and must address a critical unmet
need relevant to rare melanomas. - Idea Award
- The FY26 MRP Idea Award supports innovative, untested, exploratory, high-risk/potentially highreward concepts, theories, paradigms or methods that address at least one of the FY26 MRP
Focus Areas. The intent of the Idea Award is to generate new research avenues for investigation;
therefore, novelty and innovation should be key aspects of the proposed project.
Research supported by the Idea Award must introduce a new paradigm, challenge existing
paradigms, look at existing problems from new perspectives or exhibit other highly creative
qualities. - Team Science Award
The intent of the FY26 MRP Team Science Award (TSA) is to support a broad range of
hypothesis-driven, multidisciplinary studies that are responsive to at least one of the FY26 MRP
Focus Areas and have the short-term goal of advancing the state of the science in melanoma
research and/or patient care. Team science is a synergistic effort that harnesses techniques,
approaches, and perspectives from multiple disciplines and/or therapeutic areas to address
complex, multi-dimensional problems that will impact patient outcomes. The TSA is intended to
bring together investigators from divergent disciplines to achieve innovations and advancements in melanoma research and/or patient care that could not be achieved by any one investigator working independently. While basic research is allowed, all applications are expected to articulate the short- and long-term benefits of the expected research outcomes for the melanoma patient community.To view the MRP funding opportunity announcements and submit a pre-application, visit https://ebrap.org/eBRAP/public/ProgramFY.htm?programFYId=719110
Pre-Application Due: July 13, 2026
Application Due: October 14, 2026