Crazy 8 Initiative
The Crazy 8 Initiative funds ambitious, cross-disciplinary research teams to drive transformative breakthroughs in understanding and treating the most challenging pediatric cancers.
Funder: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2026 (Full application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $3–5 million total per award over four years (large-scale, multi-year funding)
Summary: Supports ambitious, collaborative research teams tackling the most challenging problems in pediatric cancer to drive transformative advances and new cures.
Description
The Crazy 8 Initiative is a flagship research award from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF), designed to fund innovative, rigorous, and collaborative approaches to the most difficult and unsolved problems in pediatric cancer research. The initiative seeks to unite cross-disciplinary teams of scientists to accelerate the discovery of new cures for childhood cancers. Supported projects are expected to be large-scale, multi-disciplinary, and structured to produce transformative advances in understanding and treating childhood cancers, with an emphasis on high-impact efforts that can lead to breakthroughs and new clinical interventions.
