Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund) Fellowship Grant

The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research (JCC Fund) Fellowship supports exceptional postdoctoral fellows pursuing biomedical research to enhance human health. Established in 1937, it honors Jane Coffin Childs and offers three years of salary support, currently set at $72,000 for Year 1, $74,000 for Year 2, and $76,000 for Year 3. This prestigious fellowship fosters essential research in cancer and other diseases, promoting advancements in medical science across various countries.

Over 1,800 Jane Coffin Childs Fellows have been awarded to conduct basic cancer and human disease related research in laboratories in North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.
The 2024 fellowship stipend levels are Year 1 $72,000; Year 2 $74,000 and Year 3 $76,000 with additional funding provided for research costs, travel costs, relocation costs and supplemented salaries for fellows with dependents.

Eligibility

If awarded, the applicant’s Ph.D. degree must be conferred prior to the start of the Fellowship.Postdoctoral training in the same institution in which the applicant received their Ph.D. is not preferred, particularly if it is in the same department. In the appropriate section of the application, please address this situation if you are proposing training either in the same institution or with the same department as your graduate work. Proposals that are in the same laboratory where the fellow received their Ph.D. will not be funded.Applicants who have accepted a postdoctoral research fellowship award are not eligible. (Candidates may hold a T32 at the time of application, but not concurrently with the Jane Coffin Childs Award.) Fellows may obtain additional awards or grants to cover research expenses only, but not stipends.Applicants must have identified a sponsoring laboratory and sponsoring institution prior to applying.Applicants may be citizens of any country, but awards for non-U.S. citizens can only be made to sponsoring institutions in the United States.No more than one Fellow per sponsor’s laboratory will be funded per award year. Multiple fellows may be funded in the same sponsor’s laboratory over multiple award years.