Funder: Sontag Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $750,000 over five years, paid at $150,000 per year
Summary: Supports early-career scientists advancing brain cancer research through independent research funding and a collaborative scientific community.
Description
The Sontag Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist Award helps launch the careers of extraordinary scientists with the potential to make a significant impact in brain cancer research. Established in 2003, the program provides independent research support that can help investigators take their work in new directions. The foundation emphasizes innovative, high-risk, high-reward approaches to understanding and treating malignant brain tumors.
Beyond financial support, the award connects investigators with a scientific community, including senior and peer mentors. Its grantees pursue diverse approaches, from emerging technologies for studying the brain to population genetics and research on pediatric brain cancers such as DIPG and medulloblastoma.
