ChadTough Defeat DIPG Fellowship Grant
About ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation
ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation, which is the result of the recent union between The ChadTough Foundation and Michael Mosier Defeat DIPG Foundation, is committed to funding the most innovative, promising research on pediatric brain cancer. For the last seven years, both foundations worked, separately and as partners, to fund more than $20 million across 30 institutions. The foundation’s founding families, the Carrs and the Mosiers, lost their sons, 5-year-old Chad and 6-year-old Michael, in 2015 to DIPG. Now, fueled by other parents who have faced a pediatric brain cancer diagnosis, our Family Partners, and guided by a Scientific Advisory Council made up of the leading experts in the field, the ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation ensures every dollar possible funds the most incremental, promising research available anywhere in the world. While the survival rate for DIPG is still nearly 0%, doctors now believe a cure will be within reach in the next 5 to 10 years. ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation will continue to be a part of this fight until DIPG is no longer a death sentence.
Fellowship Grant Description
The ChadTough Defeat DIPG Fellowship Grant is intended to attract and support promising scientists embarking on careers involving DIPG research. By providing funding to outstanding fellows under the guidance of a mentor, we seek to assist in the development of the next generation of leaders in the field of DIPG research. The ChadTough Defeat DIPG Fellowship Grant is available to be pre-doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. The amount of the grant is up to $200,000 over 3 years (maximum of $67,000 per year) for pre-doctoral fellows, and up to $300,000 over 3 years (maximum of $100,000 per year) for post-doctoral fellows.
3 years
Grant Start Date: January 1, 2023
$300,000 over 3 years (maximum of $100,000 per year) for post-doctoral fellows.
$200,000 over 3 years (maximum of $67,000 per year) for pre-doctoral fellows.
- Applicant must not have received more than one prior fellowship.
- Applicant must commit at least 75% of full-time effort to research.
- Applicant must identify a mentor who will provide supervision, facilities, and research support.
- For pre-doctoral applicants:
- Applicant must be enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at an accredited
academic institution.
- Applicant must be enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at an accredited
- For post-doctoral applicants:
- Applicant must hold an M.D. and/or Ph.D. by the application deadline.
- Applicant must be no more than 6 years post-completion of last degree.
- Applicant must be employed by an academic institution, nonprofit research institution, or laboratory.
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