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Scholar (Career Development) Awards

ST. BALDRICK’S CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION

The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer and donor powered charity committed to supporting the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

It started with a friendly dare: would you shave your head to raise money for kids’ cancer research? What happened next would change the world. This bold act of baldness has gained major momentum, since its start in 2000. Today, we have more than 1,000 head-shaving events taking place around the world at pubs, restaurants, schools, churches, parks, firehouses, military bases – you name it. It is our constituents’ way of changing the world, in a meaningful way. Volunteers also raise funds through athletic challenges, livestream fundraisers and many other activities.

Since the Foundation's first grants as an independent charity in 2005, St. Baldrick's has invested more than $380 million in childhood cancer research grants worldwide. It’s about collaboration. It’s about powerful ideas, big and small. It’s about never giving up until we have cures for all kids with cancers.

FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation works hard to be sure that every dollar makes the biggest impact possible in childhood cancer research. The Foundation is proud to have received the National Cancer Institute Peer Review Funder designation for selection of grants. The Foundation has held several Research Priorities Summits with many of the country’s leading pediatric oncology researchers participating to advise the staff and board of directors on funding priorities. The St. Baldrick’s team and scientific advisors meet regularly to be sure St. Baldrick’s funds make the greatest impact on pediatric cancer research.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1	Scientific significance	Potential to advance childhood cancer research and improve treatment outcomes.
2	Research innovation	Novel approaches, discoveries, and improvements in existing cancer treatments.
3	Investigator qualifications	Applicant's research background, experience, and preparation to conduct the proposed project.
4	Methodological rigor	Strong research design, scientific validity, and appropriate methodology.
5	Childhood cancer relevance	Direct applicability to pediatric cancer research and treatment.
6	Translational research potential	Potential to translate laboratory discoveries into clinical applications.
7	Institutional resources	Availability of appropriate facilities, research infrastructure, and institutional support.
8	Early-career development	Potential to develop independent pediatric cancer researchers.
9	Survivorship and supportive care impact	Potential to improve quality of life, long-term outcomes, and supportive care for childhood cancer survivors.
10	Budget justification	Reasonableness of the requested funding and project expenses.

These factors reflect St. Baldrick's published scientific review criteria and funding priorities.

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Organization and funding classification

Category	Details
Organization type	Non-profit charitable research foundation
Country	United States
Government/Federal or Non-Profit/Corporate	Non-profit, non-governmental organization
Primary research areas	Pediatric oncology, childhood cancer biology, cancer therapeutics, clinical trials, survivorship, and supportive care
Major grant programs	Research Grants, St. Baldrick's Scholars, International Scholars, Fellowships, Summer Fellowships, Infrastructure Grants, and Consortium Research Grants. St. Baldrick's Foundation+1
Historical success rate	Not verified; application and award counts for the same funding cycle are needed.

Excel-ready entry — Previous Success Predictors

Scientific significance; research innovation; investigator qualifications; methodological rigor; childhood cancer relevance; translational research potential; institutional resources; early-career investigator development; survivorship and supportive care impact; budget justification; and alignment with St. Baldrick's funding priorities.

Specialties

Cancer

Pediatrics

Oncology

Eligibility Requirements

The Scholar (Career Development) Award is meant to help develop the independent research of highly qualified individuals still early in their careers. Recipients are called St. Baldrick’s Scholars. Grants will be up to $110,000/year, for three years.

• Scholar awards intend to provide funding to support young pediatric cancer researchers who must compete for funding with more established researchers; these grants are a way to make sure promising early-career scientists are able to continue doing research.

• Scholar Awards are one of many funding categories offered by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation; it is possible for a program/institution to receive funding in more than one category.

• Each institution may submit one (1) LOI/application in each open St. Baldrick’s funding category.

Eligible Countries:

United States

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: ST. BALDRICK’S CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: 1333 South Mayflower Ave Suite 400 Monrovia CA 91016 Ph. (626) 792-8247 Grants@StBaldricks.org

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