How much funding does Postdoctoral Fellowship provide?

Postdoctoral Fellowship provides $56,000 (Year 1), $59,000 (Year 2), $62,000 (Year 3), plus $1,500/year travel grant in funding.

When is the deadline for Postdoctoral Fellowship?

The deadline is January 25, 2027.

Postdoctoral Fellowship

HOPE FUNDS FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Foundation Annual Grants for Cancer Nonprofits Grants for Science Research

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Funding Amount

$56,000 (Year 1), $59,000 (Year 2), $62,000 (Year 3), plus $1,500/year travel grant

Deadline

January 25, 2027

291 days left

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Postdoctoral Fellowship

Funder: Hope Funds for Cancer Research, Newport, RI, US

Mission: The Hope Funds for Cancer Research awards postdoctoral fellowships to support highly innovative research projects that challenge traditional paradigms in understanding the causes, mechanisms, progression, disease markers, or risk factors of the most difficult-to-treat cancers.

Focus Areas

Pancreatic cancer
Lung cancer
Liver cancer
Sarcomas
Esophageal cancer
Brain cancer
Gastric cancer
Bone cancer
Ovarian cancer
Rare leukemias and lymphomas
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
Rarer histologies of higher prevalence cancers

Award Details

Duration: Three years

Stipend:

Year 1: $56,000

Year 2: $59,000

Year 3: $62,000

Annual travel grant: $1,500 for conference attendance and scientific training meetings

Important Terms:

All awards are made to the Institution for support of the designated Fellow

No administrative expense deductions permitted from stipends or travel grants

Supplementation from Institution or Sponsor's grants is permitted, but not from other fellowship awards

Total stipend should not exceed support for other professionals at the same training level in the institution

Awards intended for full-time research only

Fellows must devote principal time and effort to the Fund-supported research

Fellows cannot pursue additional degrees during the fellowship

Fellowships do not constitute an employer-employee relationship

Payments made quarterly to the Institution

Research Evaluation Criteria

innovation

Innovation: Originality of project, novel concepts, hypotheses, approaches, methodologies, tools, and technologies. Level to which project challenges existing paradigms and presents innovative hypotheses.
Significance: Direct relevance to prevention, control, or treatment of difficult-to-treat cancers. Importance of outcomes on concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventive interventions.
Approach: Conceptual framework and reasoning around design, methods, and analyses. Identification of potential problem areas and consideration of alternative approaches.
Investigators: Qualifications, experience, and productivity of both candidate and principal investigator. Appropriateness of project to investigator experience.
Environment: Quality of training provided by research environment and potential for broadening candidate's ability to conduct innovative research.

Eligibility Requirements

Degree: Must have completed MD, PhD, MD/PhD, DDS, DVM, or equivalent. Foreign-trained physicians evaluated case-by-case.
Sponsorship: Must conduct research under a sponsor holding formal appointment at host institution
Postdoctoral Status: Can apply prior to starting or during postdoctoral appointments if formally accepted into lab. Current postdocs must not have been in Sponsor's lab more than 2 years as of September 24, 2025.
Other Awards: Cannot have already accepted other postdoctoral research fellowship awards
Institution Type: Research must be conducted at university, hospital, or research institution in the United States. No for-profit institutions.

Reporting Requirements

Detailed annual scientific progress reports due at months 12, 24, and 36
Informal progress reports due at months 5, 17, and 29
Annual financial reports required

Intellectual Property

Institution must adhere to established patent policy
Institution shall provide written notification to Hope Funds within 90 days of disclosure of patentable technology, patent application filing, or patent issuance
Technology Transfer Office must provide yearly status report on patenting and licensing efforts

Contact Information

Hope Funds for Cancer Research 174 Bellevue Avenue, Suite 208 Newport, Rhode Island 02840 Phone: (401) 847-3286 Email: [email protected]

How to Apply

Two-Step Application Process

#### STEP 1: Letter of Intent/Abstract Round (Due September 24, 2025)

1. Prepare Summary of Research Application:
- Use the writable PDF form provided (Summary of Research Application)
- Write a 600-word-or-less summary of proposed research
- Include allowed figures and bibliography (applicant's publications)
- Electronic signatures accepted on forms
- Save/print with added content

2. Create Single PDF File:
- Combine Summary of Research Application form
- 600-word summary
- Figures and bibliography
- Name file: "Applicant's Last Name-Sponsor's Last Name.pdf"
- DO NOT include reference letters in abstract round

3. Submit Abstract:
- Email directly to: [email protected]
- Deadline: September 24 of application year
- Subject must indicate this is LOI/Abstract submission

4. Selection:
- Grants Review Committee reviews all applications
- Selected candidates notified directly
- Invited to submit detailed application package for Step 2

#### STEP 2: Full Application Round (Due January 25, 2026)

##### Online Submission (PDF):
1. Combine sections 1-5 below into single PDF
2. Name file: "Applicant's Last Name-Sponsor's Last Name.pdf"
3. Submit online (per website instructions)

##### Hard Copy Submission (Mail):
1. Submit complete application (sections 1-6) by mail
2. Must arrive by January 25, 2026

Mail to:
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Hope Funds for Cancer Research
174 Bellevue Avenue, Suite 208
Newport, Rhode Island 02840
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Note: Faxed applications will NOT be considered

Required Application Materials (In Order, Consecutively Numbered)

Formatting Requirements:

Page numbers on bottom right

Applicant's last name and Sponsor's last name on bottom left of each page

Applicant and Sponsor names may be outside margins if necessary for page numbers

#### Section 1: Application Cover Sheet

Signatures of applicant and sponsor required

#### Section 2: Summary of Research Form

As submitted in Part 1 (LOI round)

If modified from Part 1, indicate modifications on form

#### Section 3: Original Research Proposal

Length: Not exceeding 5 pages of single-spaced 12-point type

Margins: At least 0.5 inch

Required Content:

1. Background emphasizing originality of proposed research and level to which project challenges existing paradigms and presents innovative hypotheses
2. Explanation of significance of proposed research to Hope Funds goals: understanding causes and mechanisms of difficult-to-treat cancers and developing more effective therapies and prevention
3. Specific research objectives/aims
4. Concise description of method of approach, appropriateness to aims, and consideration of alternative approaches
5. Demonstration of relevance of applicant's background and background/previous work of Sponsor and any other investigators to proposed research
6. References with full titles of cited works
7. Figures or tables (references, figures, tables not included in 5-page limit but should not exceed 2 extra pages)

#### Section 4: Applicant's Curriculum Vitae

Include bibliography of all published works

#### Section 5: Sponsor's Biographical Sketch

Brief description of Sponsor's biography

Include subset of publications most relevant to proposed research

#### Section 6: Copy of Applicant's Doctorate Degree Certificate

Required for hard copy only