How much funding does PCF Challenge Awards provide?

PCF Challenge Awards provides Varies by award (2023 class totaled $21.3 million across 20 awards) in funding.

When is the deadline for PCF Challenge Awards?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for PCF Challenge Awards?

Eligible applicants: Cross-disciplinary investigators.

How often is PCF Challenge Awards offered?

PCF Challenge Awards runs on an annual cycle.

PCF Challenge Awards

Prostate Cancer Foundation

Foundation Annual Grants for Cancer Nonprofits Grants for Science Research

Funding Amount

Varies by award (2023 class totaled $21.3 million across 20 awards)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle: Annual
Tracked since: April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Can we apply?

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Eligible organizations

Cross-disciplinary investigators

Other requirements

Multi-institutional teams
International participation welcomed

Overview

PCF Challenge Awards fund international, multi-institutional, cross-disciplinary teams of investigators conducting highly innovative research with the greatest potential for accelerating new and improved treatments for advanced prostate cancer.

Award Amounts: 2023 Class awarded 20 highly coveted PCF Challenge Awards totaling $21.3 million

Geographic Scope: International (teams from Australia, Canada, UK, Germany, and US institutions represented)

Focus Areas:

Advanced prostate cancer research
Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer
Health equity in prostate cancer
Biomarker development
Novel treatment approaches (radioligand therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies)
Precision medicine

Eligibility:

Multi-institutional teams
Cross-disciplinary investigators
International participation welcomed

Selection Process:

Rigorous peer review process
Assessment of scientific merit
Evaluation of potential patient impact

What Prostate Cancer Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 27
Total given: $26.97M
Median grant: $996K
Range: $6,000–$4.13M

By dollars: New York 25%, California 22%, Pennsylvania 10%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Boston, MA; Philadelphia, PA.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY

Cancer research

$4.13M
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

Cancer research

$2.82M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

Cancer research

$2.58M
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX

Cancer research

$2.46M
University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA

Cancer research

$2M