Collaborative Pediatric Cancer Research Awards

Funding Agency:
Rally Foundation

Rally funds pediatric cancer research in the following areas:

  • Innovative approaches to research which could lead to advanced studies or clinical trials.
  • Basic science studies that are likely to lead to a new discovery.
  • Personalized, targeted, alternative or integrative research proposals.
  • Under-studied cancer types.
  • Quality of life, survivorship and palliative care studies.
  • Data utilization through data standardization, collection, storage, analysis and sharing.

Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellow Grant – Grants are up to $50,000 per year for one or two years of support. Fellows in the last year of their fellowship are only eligible for a one-year grant and may apply through the Independent Investigator Grant the following grant cycle. The Collaborative Organizations have an interest in funding Postdoctoral and Clinical Research Fellows. A portion of available funds are reserved for Fellow Grants contingent on scores received.

Independent Investigator Grant – Grants are up to $50,000 per year for one or two years of support. Researchers under this award identify as either a Young Investigator or an Independent Investigator. Young Investigators are no more than five years post fellowship. The Collaborative Organizations have an interest in funding Young Investigators. A portion of available funds are reserved for Young Investigators contingent on scores received.

Consortium Grant – Grants are up to $100,000 per year for one or two years of support. Consortiums are three or more institutions collaborating on a grant-supported research project.

Outside the Box Grant – Grants are for one year of support. At the end of the award, researchers may apply for additional funding in the next grant cycle through a Fellow, Independent Investigator or Consortium Grant, as appropriate. Each grant will be awarded $50,000 for one year.

Deadlines:

Fellow, Independent Investigator and Consortium Grants

Letter of Intent
Application opens
August 14, 2023
Due September 22, 2023 at 3:30 PM EST

Full Application (Invitation only)
Application opens
November 6, 2023
Due January 8, 2024 at 3:30 PM EST

Agency Website

Eligibility Requirements

  • Fellows, Research Scientists, Instructors and Professors with MD, DO, PharmD and/or PhD degrees.

Funding Type

Fellowship
Grant

Eligibility

Faculty
Junior Faculty
Medical Fellow/Resident
Post Doctoral Fellows

Category

Medical
Medical - Basic Science
Medical - Clinical Science
Medical - Translational

External Deadline

September 22, 2023