St. Baldrick’s Scholar (Career Development Award)
Sponsor: St. Baldrick’s FoundationInternal Deadline: 10/09/2026Institutional Submission Limit: 1Sponsor Deadline: 12/08/2026Program Website
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.
The St. Baldrick’s Scholar (Career Development Award) is meant to help develop the independent research of highly qualified individuals still early in their careers. Grants will be up to $110,000 per year for three years.
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
- 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
The selected applicant will work with the Office of the Vice President for Research and Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations to complete and submit the external Letter of Intent on or before December 8, 2026.
Submission Process
Pre-proposal application packages must be submitted as a single PDF file to usccfr@sc.edu by 5 p.m. on Friday, October 9, 2026, and include the following components:
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) bio sketch
- Three-page summary of the proposed research
Review the guidelines for complete details. Contact Chris Segars at chris.segars@sc.edu with additional questions.