New Investigator Grant
Funding Amount
$400,000 over three years
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Can we apply?
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Eligible organizations
- Research institution
- Nonprofits
Geography
- Michigan
Overview
New Investigator Grants of $400,000 over three years support early-career researchers pursuing DIPG/DMG pediatric brain cancer research, part of the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation grant program.
How to Apply
Applicants are early-career researchers at institutions. Apply via the foundation's 'Apply for a Grant' page (chadtough.org); consult the current RFA for cycle deadlines.
What Chadtough Defeat Dipg Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 21
- Total given
- $4.97M
- Median grant
- $257K
- Range
- $5,436–$676K
- 7% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Michigan, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 25%, Washington 14%, Alabama 13%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Cambridge, MA; Seattle, WA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 61% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle, WA
Research grant
$676K
Columbia University · New York, NY
Research grant
$582K
Mayo Clinic Arizona · Scottsdale, AZ
Research grant
$577K
University of Alabama · Birmingham, AL
Research grant
$577K
Washington University · St Louis, MO
Research grant
$389K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Cancer
Project Locations
- MI
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