Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

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Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

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Other requirements

  • Oncology fellows and trainees
  • First authors on abstracts submitted to ASCO-sponsored or cosponsored meetings
  • Focus: Recognize quality and scientific merit of research in gastrointestinal cancer
  • Award Basis: Scientific merit of abstracts selected for presentation at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Overview

Award Type: Merit awards (amount not specified)

Eligibility:

  • Oncology fellows and trainees
  • First authors on abstracts submitted to ASCO-sponsored or cosponsored meetings

Focus: Recognize quality and scientific merit of research in gastrointestinal cancer

Award Basis: Scientific merit of abstracts selected for presentation at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Presentation Opportunity: Awardees present research at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Historical Context: 2020 awards recognized approximately 21 recipients

What Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
39
Total given
$17.45M
Median grant
$100K
Range
$50K–$7.68M
  • 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.

Example grants

  • 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

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Cancer
  • Science research

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