A Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program Grant Funding Opportunity in Pediatric Oncology

 

A Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program streamlines the grant process for researchers, reviewers, and organizations. It is like the Common Application that the Ivy League schools use.

 

Members include Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation/The Truth 365, Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, Kids Join The Fight and Infinite Love for Kids Fighting Cancer. These are all national nonprofit organizations dedicated to eliminating childhood cancer through innovative research in pediatric oncology.

Members of the Collaboration may choose to co-fund or individually fund a grant. Each organization provides its own funding for grants it selects to fund and will be recognized as the donor in publications. Rally is the administrator of the grants. 

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OVERVIEW

 

Eligibility:​​

• Fellows, Research Scientists, Instructors and Professors with MD, DO, PharmD and/or PhD degrees.

We fund pediatric cancer research in the following areas:

• Innovative approaches to research which could lead to advanced studies or clinical trials.

• Basic science studies that are likely to lead to a new discovery.

• Personalized, targeted, alternative or integrative research proposals.

• Under-studied cancer types.

• Quality of life, survivorship and palliative care studies.

• Data utilization through data standardization, collection, storage, analysis and sharing.

The following will not be reviewed:

• Grants that have no direct relevance to pediatric cancer nor fall within the scope of the Collaborative Grant Application Guidelines.

• Proposals for funding of infrastructure programs.

• Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the deadline.

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AWARD CATEGORIES

 

Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellow Grant – Grants are up to $50,000 per year for one or two years of support. Fellows in the last year of their fellowship are only eligible for a one-year grant and may apply through the Independent Investigator Grant the following grant cycle. The Collaborative Organizations have an interest in funding Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows. A portion of available funds are reserved for Fellow Grants contingent on scores received.
 

Independent Investigator Grant – Grants are up to $50,000 per year for one or two years of support. Researchers under this award identify as either a Young Investigator or an Independent Investigator. Young Investigators are no more than five years post fellowship. The Collaborative Organizations have an interest in funding Young Investigators. A portion of available funds are reserved for Young Investigators contingent on scores received.

Consortium Grant – Grants are up to $100,000 per year for one or two years of support. Consortiums are three or more institutions collaborating on a grant-supported research project.

Outside the Box Grant – Grants are for one year of support. At the end of the award, researchers may apply for additional funding in the next grant cycle through a Fellow, Independent Investigator or Consortium Grant, as appropriate. Each grant will be awarded $50,000 for one year.

 

Please note that not all grants are awarded in full. Award amounts are determined by a competitive peer-review process and scores received. 
 

HOW TO APPLY

In an effort to streamline the grant application process for researchers, reviewers and other childhood cancer organizations, we founded A Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program utilizing ProposalCENTRAL for application submission.

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Fellow, Independent Investigator and Consortium Grants

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Letter of Intent
Application opens
August 12, 2024
Due September 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM EST

Full Application (Invitation only)
Application opens
October 31, 2024
Due January 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM EST

Notice of Award
Earliest award notification
March 27, 2025

Start of Grant Term
All funded grants will start on July 1, 2025

Please note that not all grants are awarded in full. Award amounts are determined by a competitive peer-review process and scores received.

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DOWNLOAD THE GUIDELINES

FAQS:

How do I determine which grant type to apply under?

To determine whether to apply as a fellow or young investigator, consider your position within the institution as of the start of the award period, July 1. Fellows in the last year of their fellowship may only apply for one year of funding. They may apply again the next year as a young investigator. Young investigators are up to five years post fellowship and independent investigators are more than five years post fellowship. A consortium is three or more institutions collaborating on the proposed research project with one lead institution housing the principal investigator.

Is there a limit on the number of Letters of Intent that an institution or principal investigator may submit?

No, there is no limit on the number of Letters of Intent that may be submitted by an institution or principal investigator.

How do I access the Letter of Intent application?
Applicants must submit proposals electronically through ProposalCENTRAL, an electronic grant submission system provided by Altum, Inc. Access ProposalCENTRAL at https://proposalcentral.com/and look for A Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards Program on the Grant Opportunities tab.

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*Please contact Dena@awoccf.org with any questions regarding joining the Collaborative.

*Please contact Leighanna@RallyFoundation.org with any other questions regarding proposal submittals.

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