SWOG Early Exploration & Development (SEED) Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Preclinical data studies
- Secondary data analysis from clinical trials
- Pilot and feasibility studies (including early stage clinical trials)
- Small, self-contained research projects
Overview
Encourages preliminary research that will potentially translate to future clinical trials or trial-associated projects (translational medicine studies) within SWOG and the National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN).
Eligible Research Types:
- Preclinical data studies
- Secondary data analysis from clinical trials
- Pilot and feasibility studies (including early stage clinical trials)
- Small, self-contained research projects
- Development of research methodology/technology
Focus Areas:
- Colorectal cancer
- Breast cancer
- Other cancer types within SWOG disease groups
Geographic Scope: SWOG member institutions
Objectives:
- Support early-stage research with potential to lead to clinical trials
- Fund translational medicine studies
- Develop preliminary data for future studies
Contact:
- The Hope Foundation
- Phone: (734) 492-0277
- Address: 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, P.O. Box 483 (Suite 4300K), Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
What The Hope Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 23
- Total given
- $1.78M
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $13K–$353K
- By dollars: Washington 40%, Texas 13%, Florida 10%. Top recipient cities: Seattle, WA; Houston, TX; Columbus, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 18% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA
Hope swog sdmc award
$353K
Cancer Research and Biostatistics · Seattle, WA
Swog latin america initiative
$189K
University of Texas MD Anderson · Houston, TX
Swog/hope impact award
$152K
H Lee Moffitt · Tampa, FL
Coltman 2024 year 1
$125K
Columbia University · New York, NY
Swog/hope career engagement award
$100K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Cancer
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