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October 28, 2026

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Overview

KOH Research Grant Program

Overview:
Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation funds ovarian cancer research through an annual research grant program. The foundation has granted over $3.25 million to ovarian cancer researchers to date.

Geographic Scope:
United States (locations of recipient institutions have included Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ), Temple University (PA), University of Pennsylvania (PA), University of Maryland, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (NY), and others)

Focus Areas:

  • Ovarian cancer research

  • Early detection and biomarker development

  • Chemotherapy resistance and novel therapeutic strategies

  • Immunotherapy approaches

  • Tumor genetics and genomic analysis

  • Patient-derived xenograft models

  • PARP inhibitor research

  • Targeted therapies

  • Combination therapy approaches

  • Fallopian tube transformation and early carcinogenesis

  • Nanosensor development for detection

  • Volatile biomarker detection
  • Eligibility:

  • Researchers and institutions conducting ovarian cancer research

  • Both early-career investigators (Young Investigator Award) and established researchers eligible
  • Status:
    Active - 2025 Research Funded Proposal calls are now open

    Application Timeline:

  • Full proposal deadline: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

  • Applicant notification of application status: End of March 2026

  • Half-year progress report due: November 15, 2026

  • Final report due: May 15, 2027
  • Contact Information:

  • Email: kohgrantinfo@kohnj.org

  • Phone: (973) 644-0500

  • Mailing: KOH Ovarian Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 1124, Madison, NJ 07940
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Required Materials:
    1. Full Research Proposal - submitted by October 28, 2025
    2. Progress Report - Half-year progress report due November 15, 2026
    - Maximum 3 pages narrative/data
    - One page budget report
    3. Final Report - due May 15, 2027
    - 3 pages narrative
    - Final budget report

    Submission Format:

  • Grant Application (PDF form available on website)
  • Contact for Questions:

  • kohgrantinfo@kohnj.org
  • What Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation Inc actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2023

    Grants in 2023
    4
    Total given
    $150K
    Median grant
    $38K
    Range
    $25K–$50K
    • By dollars: New York 33%, Pennsylvania 33%, New Jersey 17%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Hoboken, NJ.

    Example grants

    • Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education · New York, NY

      Understanding the role of carm 1 in regulation of cytokine-mediated antitumor response…

      $50K

    • Trustees of the Univeristy of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA

      Investigation of a novel p53 stabilizing targeted treatment combination in tp53 wild…

      $50K

    • Stevens Institute of Technology · Hoboken, NJ

      Nutritional supplement taurine suppresses ovarian cancer

      $25K

    • University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX

      To identify liquid biopsy (extracellular vesicles)based molecular predictors of…

      $25K

    IRS Form 990-PF, 2023. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    cancerscience-research

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