CCRF Research Grants (incl. Emerging Scientist Awards)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Researchers
Geography
- Minnesota
Overview
Children's Cancer Research Fund (CCRF, Minneapolis) funds childhood cancer research through a Research Grants program. A captured historical announcement describes CCRF Emerging Scientist Awards providing highly qualified postdoctoral students seed funding to explore their own ideas, publish, and gain expertise so they can compete for larger grants.
How to Apply
CCRF supports early-career (postdoctoral) investigators and childhood-cancer research projects.
What Children's Cancer Research Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $3.02M
- Median grant
- $250K
- Range
- $25K–$1.57M
- 78% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Minnesota, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Minnesota 78%, Pennsylvania 8%, Texas 8%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN; York, ME; Philadelphia, PA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN
Dept of pediatrics fellowships and seed grants
$1.57M
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute · Philadelphia, PA
Dr. matthew hocking for pediatric cancer research
$250K
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX
Dr. michael andreeff for pediatric cancer reserach
$250K
Lad in a Battle LLC · York, ME
Big dreams tour - james orrigo
$150K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Cancer
Project Locations
- MN
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