St. Baldrick's Scholars
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St. Baldrick's Scholars supports early-career investigators with salary and benefit funding for pediatric cancer research, helping them build independent careers and advance the search for cures.
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Funder: St. Baldrick's Foundation
Due Dates: December 8, 2026, 5 p.m. ET (LOI) | March 5, 2027, 5 p.m. ET (Invited full application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $110,000 annually for three years; optional years 4–5 up to $115,000 annually
Summary: Supports early-career investigators developing independent research careers in pediatric cancer.
Key Information: Applicants need a full-time faculty appointment independent of this award and must devote at least 40% effort.
Description
St. Baldrick's Foundation's Scholar (Career Development) Award helps highly qualified early-career investigators develop independent pediatric cancer research careers. It supports promising scientists who must compete for funding with more established researchers, rather than established or senior investigators. Projects must directly apply to pediatric cancer and may involve basic, clinical, translational, or epidemiological research.
The award is part of the Foundation's Spring grant cycle and is funded through scientific review. Its broader mission is to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. Scholars receive salary and fringe-benefit support, with continued funding beyond the initial three years considered on demonstrated accomplishment. Resource sharing is expected to expand access to scientific information, promote collaboration, accelerate discovery, and improve reproducibility.
