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Oncology fellows and trainees
First authors on abstracts selected for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting
Focus: Recognize early-career oncologists for quality research and scientific merit of abstracts submitted to ASCO Annual Meeting
Special Categories: Additional special merit awards recognizing top-ranking abstracts in specific categories:

Award Type: Merit award (amount not specified in materials)

Eligibility:

Focus: Recognize early-career oncologists for quality research and scientific merit of abstracts submitted to ASCO Annual Meeting

Special Categories: Additional special merit awards recognizing top-ranking abstracts in specific categories:

Bradley Stuart Beller Endowed Merit Award: Highest-ranking abstract overall (supported by Friends and Family of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Beller)
Allen S. Lichter, MD, Endowed Merit Award: Second highest-ranking abstract overall
Pain and Symptom Management Special Merit Award: Highest-ranking abstract in pain and symptom management research
Brigid Leventhal Special Merit Award: Top-ranking abstract in pediatric oncology (supported by The Berry Family)
James B. Nachman Endowed ASCO Junior Faculty Award in Pediatric Oncology: Highest scoring abstract in pediatric oncology (supported by Friends and Family of Dr. James B. Nachman)

Award Basis: Abstract merit as determined by ASCO Scientific Program Committee

Historical Context: 2019 awards recognized 125 recipients; 2020 awards recognized 104 recipients

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

By dollars: Virginia 44%, New York 13%, Massachusetts 9%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Boston, MA; Houston, TX.
0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
28% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

American Society of Clinical Oncology Inc · Alexandria, VA

Charitable assistance

$7.68M
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, NY

Young investigator award, long-term international fellowship

$1.42M
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA

Young investigator award, career development award, advanced clinical research award

$1M
Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

Young investigator award, career development award, advanced clinical research award

$900K
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX

Young investigator award, career development award

$850K