Basic Research Fellowships
Funding Amount
$100,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Geography
- Geographic Scope: United States (based on recipient institutions)
Other requirements
- Postdoctoral fellows
- Must work under mentorship of established, nationally recognized neuro-oncology leaders
Overview
Duration: Two-year grants
Purpose: Support postdoctoral fellows conducting brain tumor research under the guidance of established, nationally recognized leaders in neuro-oncology.
Focus Areas:
- Brain tumor research
- Immunotherapy
- Proteomics
- Radiation therapy
Eligibility:
- Postdoctoral fellows
- Must work under mentorship of established, nationally recognized neuro-oncology leaders
Geographic Scope: United States (based on recipient institutions)
Contact Information:
- American Brain Tumor Association
- 8550 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Ste 550
- Chicago, IL 60631
- Phone: 773-577-8750
- Website: abta.org/grants
2025 Recipients:
- Ahmed Gad, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
- Ningning Liang, PhD, University of Michigan
- Michael Kilian, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Kavita Rawat, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
- Amy Wisdom, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
What American Brain Tumor Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 5
- Total given
- $187K
- Median grant
- $30K
- Range
- $9,000–$100K
- By dollars: North Carolina 60%, Texas 19%, Illinois 16%. Top recipient cities: Raleigh, NC; Houston, TX; Hinsdale, IL.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Health Research Alliance · Raleigh, NC
Research grant
$100K
Society of Neuro Oncology (Sno) · Houston, TX
Research fellowships
$35K
Central Brain Tumor Registry of the US · Hinsdale, IL
Research grant
$30K
Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (Btec) · Durham, NC
Research grant
$13K
American Association for Cancer Research · Philadelphia, PA
Research grant
$9,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Cancer
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