Award Programs
Overview
Since awarding our first grant in 1994, the V Foundation has funded over $353 million in research grants. Our Scientific Advisory Committee selects grant recipients through a highly competitive process. We invest in promising people and projects.
Because of highly competitive reviews, V Foundation grant recipients invariably have excellent reputations within the scientific community.
The V Foundation for Cancer Research currently awards five types of grants.
V Scholar Grant
The V Scholar Grant is a three-year grant of $200,000 per year. The V Scholar Award supports tenure-track faculty early in their cancer research careers by funding projects that are either laboratory-based fundamental research or translational research. For more information regarding V Scholar eligibility, please refer to the Researcher Resources.
Translational Grant
The Translational Grant is a four-year grant of $200,000 per year. These grants support “bench to bedside” research whose endpoint is often planning or initiation of a clinical trial. Translational projects should move a novel strategy from the laboratory to a human clinical trial or use specimens from a clinical trial to develop biomarkers or mechanisms.
All-Star Grant
The All-Star Grant is a re-investment in previous V Scholar, Translational, or Designated cancer research grant recipients who are invited to apply for a $1,000,000 grant payable over 5 years. Any type of cancer research is permitted. We are looking for the most innovative ideas to improve the cancer landscape for patients. This grant also includes salary support for a mentored post-doctoral fellow, which supports the next generation of cancer researchers.
Designated Grant
This grant type supports basic or translational research. These are special grant opportunities for applications that arise out of donor interest, fundraising events or special funding partnerships with other nonprofit or corporate partners. The size and duration of these grants vary widely depending on the initiative. To trigger a stand-alone grant opportunity, $3,000,000 must be raised. These opportunities change from year to year and are dependent on special fundraising initiatives with donors, sponsors or collaborating foundations to support cancer research.
Mission Grant
Mission grants are a smaller grant opportunities (under $100,000 per year). Mission grants support educational projects within the V Foundation’s focus to advance research processes. For instance, the V Foundation has funded programs that create educational materials, improve understanding of barriers to clinical trial enrollment, and support patient navigators to enhance clinical trial outreach.
