AI Accelerator Grant

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Application for the AI Accelerator Grant (including LOI and Full Proposals) must be submitted through SmartSimple, our grant management system. Letters of Intent are due June 23, 2026 5:00pm ET.

Extensions and late submissions will not be permitted. LOI RFP for AI Accelerator Grant FAQs for the AI Accelerator Grant can be found here.

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Date Status

Letter of Intent (LOI) Opens Friday, May 8, 2026 Passed Letter of Intent (LOI) Due Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 5:00PM ET Passed Letter of Intent Decisions/Full Proposal Opens August 2026 Next Full Proposal Due ( _by invite only_) Thursday, September 10, 2026, 5:00PM ET Funding Notification Mid-November 2026 Learn About Our Process

OCRA runs one grant cycle each year. Here is a brief overview of the process:

First quarter, Letters of Intent (LOIs) are opened in the first quarter of every year. Our LOIs are open to researchers worldwide.

Early spring, LOIs are due in early spring and undergo a rigorous peer review by our Scientific Advisory Committee. After the LOI review, a subset of those applicants are invited to submit full proposals.

Mid spring, LOI notifications are communicated. Those invited to submit a full proposal will be notified with more details.

Early summer, Full proposals are due in early summer and undergo a rigorous peer review by our Scientific Advisory Committee.

Fall, Final funding decisions are made and communicated.

*Please note that this timeline is subject to change. Specific dates can be found below.

Confidentiality, The review process, including all meeting deliberations, scores, and written critiques of proposals, as well as other materials provided for the review of proposals, is confidential. A confidentiality and conflict-of-interest statement must be signed by each reviewer.

Eligibility, Detailed eligibility requirements can be found on the Letter of Intent (LOI) Request for Proposal (RFP) guidelines or the FAQ section of our website. Funding is only available to accredited non-profit universities/colleges, non-profit research hospitals, or a recognized non-profit scientific research facility. OCRA does not offer funding to any for-profit entities, consulting companies, or non-profits who are not conducting the research themselves. OCRA’s 2027 Grant Cycle

_Does not include AI Accelerator Grant._

Date Status

Letter of Intent (LOI) Opens Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Passed Letter of Intent (LOI) Due Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 5:00PM ET Passed Letter of Intent Decisions/Full Proposal Opens Mid-May 2026 Passed Full Proposal Due ( _by invite only_) Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 5:00PM ET Next Funding Notification End of September 2026 2027 Requests for Proposals

All OCRA Grant applications (including LOI and Full Proposals) must be made through SmartSimple, our grant management system.

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Topic areas: Life Sciences and Health.

Funding amount

This grant provides Varies in funding.

Deadline

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis; there is no single fixed deadline.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to the following applicant types:

• Not specified by the program.

Eligibility

The program did not publish a separate eligibility statement. See the official opportunity page for the full eligibility criteria.

Agency

AI Accelerator Grant is administered by Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance (OCRA), listed via Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance.