Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Who can apply
The goal is to fund individuals who propose innovative approaches in either basic or clinical research with the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric cancers.Candidates must apply for the Damon Runyon-St.. Candidates who have already accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible.. Payment will be made annually over the course of the award.Note: Qualified candidates must first apply to the NIH Loan Repayment Program in order to be eligible for loan repayment from Damon Runyon (see Terms of the Award below).Dependent Child AllowanceDamon Runyon also provides a dependent child allowance of $1,000 per child per year.
About this opportunity
The Damon Runyon-St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship Award provides funding to early career scientists conducting research with the potential to significantly impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more pediatric cancers. We aim to identify and support the future breakthrough scientists working on addressing difficult questions in pediatric cancer research. Program Description | Application | Meetings | Funding | Eligibility | Terms of the Award | Confidentiality Agreements | Reporting | Publications | Forms for Awardees | Application Guidelines Due to the lack of funding opportunities in pediatric oncology research, fewer scientists are focusing their efforts on prevention and new treatments for childhood cancer. The goal of this Award, a partnership between th...