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St. Baldrick’s Foundation Summer Fellowship Award
The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer and donor powered charity committed to supporting the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. It started with a friendly dare: would you shave your head to raise money for kids’ cancer research? What happened next would change the world. This bold act of baldness has gained major momentum, since its start in 2000. Today, we have more than 1,000 head-shaving events taking place around the world – virtually and at pubs, restaurants, schools, churches, parks, firehouses, military bases – you name it. It is our constituents’ way of changing the world, in a meaningful way. Volunteers also raise funds through athletic challenges, livestream fundraisers and many other activities. Since the Foundation's first grants as an independent charity in 2005, St. Baldrick's has invested more than $352 million in childhood cancer research grants worldwide. It’s about collaboration. It’s about powerful ideas, big and small. It’s about never giving up until we have cures for all kids with cancers. For more information, please visit StBaldricks.org. You can also search current and past grants at StBaldricks.org/grants.
FUNDING HIGHLIGHTS
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation works hard to be sure that every dollar makes the biggest impact possible in childhood cancer research. The Foundation is proud to have received the National Cancer Institute Peer Review Funder designation for selection of grants. The Foundation has held several Research Priorities Summits with many of the country’s leading pediatric oncology researchers participating to advise the staff and board of directors on funding priorities. The St. Baldrick’s team and scientific advisors meet regularly to be sure St. Baldrick’s funds make the greatest impact on pediatric cancer research.
Current funding priorities are divided into four categories:
• New discovery research
• Translational research and early phase clinical trials
• Phase III clinical trials & infrastructure support of participating institutions (primarily the fall grant cycle)
• 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
• Survivorship, outcomes, and quality of life
• Supportive care
• Epidemiology and pediatric cancer predispositions
• Precision medicine
• Alternative & complementary therapies
FUNDING CYCLES
Spring Grant Cycle Spring cycle grants are funded based on scientific review. The following programs/categories are typically available in the Spring Cycle:
• St. Baldrick’s Scholars
• St. Baldrick’s International Scholars
• Consortium Research Grants
• Research Grants
• Supportive Care Research Grants
• St. Baldrick’s Summer Fellows (no LOI, applications due February)
Fall Grant Cycle
Fellows are funded based on scientific review. Infrastructure grants are funded based on need, expected outcomes, and local St. Baldrick’s participation, with a strong priority on geographic areas with no other St. Baldrick’s funding.
The following programs/categories are available in the Fall Cycle:
• Infrastructure Grants
• St. Baldrick’s Fellows
Grants will be made according to revenues available
Summer Fellowship Award:
Application Requirements
• There is no LOI for Summer Fellowship awards.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND DESCRIPTION
• All application instructions and templates/requirements will be available in ProposalCentral.
• It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure and to verify that the application is received by the deadline date and that the application is complete and correct prior to submission.
• E-signatures are required from the PI and PI Institutional Official to submit the application.
• Required Application Sections (please see full requirements in ProposalCentral): o General Information
Title, Applicant Information, Organization, Abstracts and Keywords
o Research and training plan
o Personal statement from the student
o Resume/CV – student
o Letter of Support from the mentor
o Biosketch – mentor
o Budget and Budget Justification
o Summary of Event Participation (not included in scientific review packet)
• Applicants can enable other users to access their proposal (e.g., department or grants administrators) in the full proposal section of ProposalCentral.
• All application evaluations are considered confidential and are available to scientific reviewers, the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and the administrative personnel of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation only.
REVIEW AND SELECTION PROCESS
Recommendations for funding are made to the St. Baldrick's Foundation Board of Directors, which makes the final decisions. The total funds granted are determined based on the funds available and the scientific quality of the applications. Applicants selected for funding will be notified as soon as possible. Funding status shall be relayed through ProposalCentral, by mail, email, or by phone. All rankings and evaluations are considered confidential.
Applications are evaluated on the following criteria:
• Mentor experience and support for student
• Student potential and commitment to pediatric oncology research
• Local participation in SBF events
Any questions following the notification of awards should be addressed in writing to:
Laura Chung Director of Grants Administration Laura@StBaldricks.org 626.792.8247, ext. 236
Summer Fellowship Award: Grant Terms
• When an application is approved for funding the transfer of funds is contingent upon all legal documents being signed and approved by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
• No Cost Extensions must be requested and approved by email: Grants@StBaldricks.org. Email Grants@StBaldricks.org for a template. Requests should include the amount of funds remaining, a brief report of progress, an explanation of why the extension is necessary, and the length of time requested.
• For multi-year awards, the Principal Investigator may request that funds be moved from a previous or current period into a future period. Carry-forward requests should be submitted in writing (email: Grants@StBaldricks.org) with an explanation for the unexpended balance, a plan for the use of funds, and a side-by-side comparison between the original budget and future budget categorical items. Funds cannot be carried forward between two different award types (i.e. a Fellow to a Scholar award).
• Re-budget requests should be submitted in writing (email: Grants@StBaldricks.org) with an explanation of each change and a side-byside comparison between the original budget and revised budget categorical items. Rebudgeting that results in expansion of scope will be reviewed by St. Baldrick’s scientific advisors for approval.
• Some grants will be “named” for significant St. Baldrick’s constituents (Hero Funds, major donors, high-ranking fundraising teams, corporate or foundation partners, etc.). Recipients of named grants must use the title designated by the Foundation whenever referring to the grant (example: The ABC Company St. Baldrick’s Scholar or the Team Courtney St. Baldrick’s Fellow). These grant recipients may also be asked to meet or communicate with these constituents.
• The institution’s public relations staff will ensure all requirements detailed in the Publicity Form are understood and met. This form will be provided with the award acceptance paperwork. PR questions can be addressed to: media@stbaldricks.org.
• Grant recipients/Grantee will work with the Foundation to coordinate a joint press release to announce the grant and will give recognition to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation where funders are listed on the institution’s website and in its annual report.
• Grant recipients will become familiar with the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and be prepared to speak publicly about its work, when appropriate. The Foundation encourages participation by grant recipients in St. Baldrick’s events held in the geographic vicinity of their institution. Shaving one’s head is not required; there are many ways to participate, including speaking at the event, helping to connect patients or survivors and their families to the Foundation to be honored, and participating in your favorite activity to raise funds for pediatric cancer research (i.e. running, walking, climbing a mountain, hosting another event, etc.).
• Grantee shall, at all times during the Grant Term and for a period of three years after the Grant Term maintain all records applicable to the research grant, including all records related to use of grant funds and records related to research supported by the grant. The Grantee shall at any time requested by the Foundation, whether during or after completion of this Grant Term and at Grantee’s own expense, make such records available for inspection and audit (including copies and extracts of records as required) by the Foundation, within 30 days of a written request for such records made by the Foundation. Such records shall be made available to the Foundation during normal business hours at the Grantee’s office or place of business.
• St. Baldrick’s has the right to review the performance of the Grantee and the Institution based on, among other things, the criteria set forth in the agreement, the grant application and budget, and the Institution’s governance.
• Research Misconduct by a Grantee or Institution receiving SBF support is contrary to the interests of the Foundation and its constituents, as well as the integrity of research and stewardship of donor funds. It is the responsibility of the Institution to immediately report to SBF if it has determined that investigation into Research Misconduct (as defined below) has been made, and to report any Research Misconduct or change in the funded researcher’s employment status with the Institution, including administrative leave, which may occur during the Grant Term of any award that is pertinent related to the work described in the grant application. Failure to abide by the terms above, or any other SBF policies and procedures in connection with the application and/or grant, may result in SBF suspending grant funding or canceling the grant, to be decided by SBF in its sole discretion. If a grant is discontinued, the PI shall receive a 30-day written notice. Any funds unspent at the time the notice is issued shall be returned to the SBF.
• “Research Misconduct” is defined as: fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or in reporting research results, and does not include honest error or differences of opinion. If requested, upon 30 days written notice, but no more than once every six months, Institution representative agrees to meet with the Foundation (via phone conference, video conference, or in person subject to St. Baldrick’s preference), to discuss any concerns the Foundation may have with respect to use of grant funds or Grantee’s operations or any allegations of Research Misconduct.
• If awarded, funds will be released upon receipt and sufficiency of all paperwork by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Any inconsistency noted relative to the award shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: The signed award acceptance form; and, The St. Baldrick’s Foundation Grant Application Information and Guidelines.
• Infrastructure grants and Summer Fellow grants are influenced by local St. Baldrick’s participation. All other grants are funded based on scientific review.
Specialties
Eligibility Requirements
St. Baldrick’s offers Summer Fellowship Awards, funding stipends for one undergraduate, graduate, and medical school student to work in a pediatric oncology research setting for a summer. The total award, paid to the mentor’s institution, is $5,000.
• Mentor and student pair is a prerequisite for applying.
• The mentor and student should work together on the application, but applications must be submitted with the mentor as Primary Investigator (PI) via ProposalCentral.
• Summer fellowship should last 8-10 weeks during summer. Preferred dates are between May and August.
• Students must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate, or medical degree program.
• Students may train at an institution other than their own institution.
• Institutions may submit only one (1) new Summer Fellow application per year.
o Note: The limited submissions policy exception detailed in other program guidelines is not applicable for Summer Fellow awards.
• Mentor may apply only once per year in the Summer Fellow category. Applying for a Summer Fellowship does not affect eligibility to apply in other St. Baldrick’s funding categories.
• Mentor’s Institution must be located in the United States.
• Mentor and/or student need not be American citizens; however, the mentor must work at an academic, medical, or non-profit research institution within the United States.
• A program/institution is defined as an entity essentially operating under one management.
o Any questions or questionable situations will be reviewed by a subset of the Scientific Advisors of St. Baldrick’s. Questions can be emailed to Grants@Stbaldricks.org, please include a copy of the mentor’s biosketch.
• Institutions that are actively involved in (sponsor, promote, or participate in) non-St. Baldrick’s head-shaving fundraising events are not eligible to apply for St. Baldrick’s funding.
o St. Baldrick’s understands that hospitals and their fundraising agents and organizations cannot control what their many volunteers do. Some may undertake head-shaving fundraisers that hospital/agent/organization is not aware of and does not sanction or promote. These activities would not prevent the hospital’s researchers from applying for St. Baldrick’s grants.
The following applies to hospitals, their fundraising agents and organizations as institutions. Researchers from hospitals would be ineligible to apply for St. Baldrick’s grants if the hospital/agent/organization promotes (advertises, emails, blogs, media stories, social media posts, shares, reshares, likes, tweets, re-tweets or hosts web pages) a non-St. Baldrick’s head-shaving fundraiser through any type of marketing, advertising, outreach or public-facing collateral or ancillary materials, or on any channel (television, radio, print, social media, website, etc.), using any content that sponsors, highlights, advocates or recommends a head-shaving event other than St. Baldrick’s
• St. Baldrick’s funds may not be used for human embryonic stem cell research.
• No institutional overhead or indirect funding is provided under the terms of the grant. See Budget Guidance section for more details.
• Research projects must have direct applicability and relevance to pediatric cancer. They may be in any discipline of basic, clinical, translational, or epidemiological research.
• The mentor should currently hold an M.D./D.O., or Ph.D. degree and be working in the field of pediatric oncology research.
• Summer Fellow must not have been a past awardee.
• The grant budget may include student salary/stipend, supplies, and other direct costs related to the summer fellowship expenses. Grant funds cannot be used for tuition. See Budget Guidance section for more details.
• All awards will be payable to the Mentor’s academic institution, non-profit research institution, or laboratory.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for funding without regard to race, color, ethnicity/national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, religion, belief and spirituality, age disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Eligible Countries:
Sponsor Details
Sponsor Institute/Organizations: St. Baldrick's Foundation
Address: 1333 South Mayflower Avenue, Suite 400 Monrovia, CA 91016 USA (888) 899‑2253 · sbinfo@stbaldricks.org
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Grant
Final Deadline:
Feb 20, 2025
Funding Amount:
$5,000
Host Details
Affiliation: St. Baldrick's Foundation
Address: 1333 South Mayflower Avenue, Suite 400 Monrovia, CA 91016 USA (888) 899‑2253 · sbinfo@stbaldricks.org
Website URL: https://www.stbaldricks.org/for-researchers
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