The three (3) year Scholar (Career Development) Award, with
an option for two (2) additional years based on progress, is meant to help
develop the independent research of highly qualified individuals still early in
their careers. Recipients are called St. Baldrick's Scholars. Up to
$110,000/year, three-year minimum.

Current funding priorities are divided into four categories:

• New discovery research
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  Translational research and early phase clinical trials
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  Phase III clinical trials & infrastructure support of
  participating institutions (primarily the fall grant cycle)
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  Education of new pediatric oncology researchers

In addition to research to understand the biology of
childhood cancers and discover leads to more effective treatments, topics of
interest include, but are not limited to:

• Adolescents & young adults
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  Survivorship, outcomes, and quality of life
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  Supportive care
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  Epidemiology and pediatric cancer predispositions
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  Precision medicine
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  Alternative & complementary therapies

Anticipated Funding: Up to $110,000/year, three-year minimum,
with an option for two (2) additional years based on progress.

Eligibility:

• This is an early-career award. The Scholar award is intended
  to develop the independent pediatric cancer research careers of highly
  qualified investigators, not to support well established or senior
  investigators.
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  Applicants must currently hold (for no longer than 7 years
  at the time the award begins), or will hold by start of the award, a title that
  is considered by the institution to be a full-time, faculty position.