Funding Amount

$100,000 over 3 years

Deadline

September 1, 2026

146 days left

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Young Investigator Grant

Funder: Cannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation (CKc)

Award Amount: $100,000 over 3 years

Geographic Scope: United States (FL-based funder)

Focus Areas:

  • Supporting young investigators in pediatric cancer research

  • Innovative research nearing translation to clinical application

  • Research with fewer side-effects than standard care

  • Treatments that increase quality of life or provide symptom relief

  • Cancers that are under-funded or under-researched

  • Research serving traditionally underserved patient populations

  • Researchers of diverse backgrounds
  • Definition of Innovation: The invention or application of novel methods or treatments, specifically treatments that have fewer side-effects than standard care, increase a child's quality of life, and/or create an option for care where there otherwise were few or none (either on primary diagnosis, relapse, or for recalcitrant cancers).

    Contact Information:

  • Grants Coordinator: Matt Kopkin

  • Email: grants@cannonballkidscancer.org

  • Phone: 321-325-5392

  • Address: 1555 Howell Branch Rd., Suite C202, Winter Park, FL 32789
  • Organization: Cannonball Kids' Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community service organization (EIN# 46-4839642)

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    Two-Step Process:

    1. Letter of Intent (LOI) Submission
    - LOI must be submitted and approved by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) to access the full application
    - Submission method: Online via Proposal Central
    - LOI Submission Begins: March 1
    - LOI Submission Deadline: June 1
    - LOI Notifications: July 15

    2. Full Application
    - Submission method: Online via Proposal Central
    - Application Deadline: September 1
    - Award Notifications: December 15
    - Funding Begins: January 1 (following year)

    Required Materials:

  • See Research Grants Guideline (available for download from website)
  • Submission Format: Online via Proposal Central

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    cancerscience-research

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