Damon Runyon-Jake Wetchler Award for Pediatric Innovation Grant

The Damon Runyon-Jake Wetchler Award for Pediatric Innovation honors a third-year Damon Runyon Fellow whose research shows exceptional promise in advancing pediatric cancer treatment, diagnosis, or prevention. This prestigious annual award provides a one-time $10,000 prize to support groundbreaking research. Eligible candidates demonstrate creativity and productivity in tackling significant scientific challenges. The award highlights innovative work in both mechanistic and translational studies, making a meaningful impact on pediatric oncology.

The Damon Runyon-Jake Wetchler Award for Pediatric Innovation is given annually to a third-year Damon Runyon Fellow whose research has the greatest potential to impact the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of one or more forms of pediatric cancer. The research can be focused on basic mechanistic or translational studies, as long as it has the potential to impact pediatric cancers. The award is a one-time $10,000 prize and the winner will be announced at the Fellows’ Retreat in September.

Eligibility

We seek individuals who have demonstrated high productivity, creativity, and the ability to identify and successfully tackle important new scientific questions and challenges as demonstrated in their prior research and proposed project. We seek applicants that meet these criteria from any research institutions across the country.Open to computational scientists with an interest in the intersection between quantitative biology, data science and cancer research. Applicants must have completed one or more of the following degrees or its equivalent: PhD, MD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, DO