DIPG: New Investigator Grant

The ChadTough Defeat DIPG New Investigator Grant offers up to $400,000 over three years to support new and established researchers in launching innovative DIPG research initiatives. This grant aims to foster a deeper understanding of DIPG/DMG and advance treatment options. Recipients are expected to publish findings and share data with the research community. The program emphasizes collaboration, with joint press releases to announce the grants, enhancing visibility for vital research in pediatric brain cancer.

The ChadTough Defeat DIPG grants are intended to incentivize novel approaches and spark innovation to find a cure for the deadliest pediatric brain cancer, DIPG. It is no easy task.
We are committed to building the most comprehensive grant program for funding DIPG research. To achieve this goal, we offer three types of grants: Fellowship Grants, New Investigator Grants, and Game Changer Grants.
New Investigator Grant Description
Supporting newly independent DIPG researchers working to establish DIPG research labs – OR – established researchers (who have not previously conducted DIPG/DMG research) to encourage them to start. The ChadTough Defeat DIPG New Investigator Grant is up to $400,000 over 3 years (maximum of $135,000 in any one year).
Conditions of Grants
We fund research to better understand the causes of DIPG/DMG and to advance its treatment and cure. To help achieve this goal, we expect researchers to publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals and to make their data available to other researchers.All grants are payable to the grant recipient’s institution or laboratory.Overlap in funding is not permitted. This includes scientific, budget, and commitment overlap, as defined by the National Institute of Health.Requests for transfers to another institution while the grant is in effect will be considered on a case-by-case basis.Grant recipients will work with the foundation to coordinate a joint press release to announce the grant.

Eligibility

Except as discussed below, applicants must have an academic appointment and be in their first independent faculty position or equivalent at an accredited college, university, medical school, or other research facility.Applicants should be in their faculty role for not more than 6 years at the time of application.Independence is typically demonstrated by a full-time faculty appointment, a tenure-track position, allocated space, a start-up package, and institutional commitment. We understand that this definition may not align to the practices of all institutions.Applicants who are beyond their first independent faculty position for more than 6 years are eligible if they have no previous research on brain tumors.Applicants must be employed by an academic institution, nonprofit research institution, or laboratory.Applicants need not be U.S. citizens.

Ineligibility

No funds may be used for indirect costs.