Unmet Needs and Emerging Data in Patients with High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)

This competitive grant program aims to support independent medical education activities that increase awareness of unmet needs and emerging data in high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HR-NMIBC). The initiative focuses on optimizing care through improved collaboration between urology and medical oncology.

Overview

• Total funding available: $500,000 for multiple projects.
• Support for independent medical education activities including symposia, podcasts, and online materials.
• Encouragement of innovative educational methods to address identified gaps in knowledge and practice.

Priority Areas

• Emerging Data in NMIBC: Focus on the burden and impact of disease recurrence and treatment options.
• Patient Management: Identification and selection of appropriate patients based on clinical risk stratification.
• Collaboration in Care: Promoting best practices for integrating new immunotherapies while facilitating shared decision-making between specialties.

Eligibility & Requirements

• Applicants must be institutions (e.g., medical, dental, nursing schools, healthcare organizations) and cannot be individuals.
• The project lead must be affiliated with the requesting organization.
• For projects offering continuing education credit, the organization must be accredited.
• Proposals will be assessed based on their responsiveness to unmet needs in HR-NMIBC, educational impact, and innovative content delivery methods.

Timeline

• Submission Deadline: September 17, 2025 (23:59 Eastern Time)
• Anticipated Grant Award Notification: October 14, 2025
• Anticipated Project Start Date: December 1, 2025
• Anticipated Project End Date: April 30, 2027

How to Submit

• Please go to www.cybergrants.com/pfizer/knowledge and sign in.
  • Note: there are individual portals for each grant application type. Please be sure to use the URL above.
  • First-time users should click “Create your password”.
  • It is strongly suggested to log in before the submission deadline to ensure organization information is upto-date (e.g. prior reporting requirements completed, tax ID number updated, etc.)
• Click the “Start A New Independent Medical Education/Knowledge Gap Application” button.

Please note: Full RFP is attached in the "More Information" section of this page. Faculty and researchers interested in applying for these opportunities based on technologies developed or disclosed at Vanderbilt must submit their proposals through the CTTC.