May 5, 2025, 13:02

Eliminating Disparities in Childhood Cancer: CCRF 2025 Disparities Award

The Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF) has opened applications for its 2025 Eliminating Disparities in Childhood Cancer Award, a critical funding opportunity aimed at reducing inequities across the childhood cancer care continuum—from diagnosis and access to treatment, to outcomes and survivorship.

Who is eligible?

Principal Investigators must hold a paid appointment at a U.S.-based academic, medical, or research institution. Applicants need not be U.S. citizens. Eligible positions include tenured and tenure-track faculty, research faculty, and clinical professors. Only one application per PI is accepted per calendar year.

The award also welcomes resubmissions of previously unfunded NIH R03 or R21 applications from 2021–2024, provided the proposal scored in the top 20th percentile or received an impact score of 3 or better.

Funding at a glance:

Up to 125,000 per year USD, for a maximum of 2 years
Direct costs may include PI and staff salaries, fringe benefits, supplies, equipment, and up to $2,000/year for travel
10% indirect costs allowed
Awardees must dedicate at least 10% effort annually to the funded project

Research focus:

Proposals must address systemic, plausibly avoidable disparities in childhood cancer, such as those related to race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, geography, or language. Projects that propose actionable interventions or explore modifiable risk factors will be prioritized over those that merely describe disparities.

Key deadlines:

LOI Submission Opens: April 1, 2025
LOI Deadline: April 29, 2025 (Noon CT)
Full Application Deadline (if invited): August 15, 2025
Award Start Date: No later than June 2026

Where to apply:

Submit via ProposalCentral. Detailed instructions and templates are available at childrenscancer.org/awards.

Questions?

Email: [email protected]

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