ChadTough Defeat DIPG Fellowship Grant

The ChadTough Defeat DIPG Fellowship Grant is intended to attract and support promising scientists embarking on careers involving DIPG research. By providing funding to outstanding fellows under the guidance of a mentor, they seek to assist in the development of the next generation of leaders in the field of DIPG research.

The ChadTough Defeat DIPG grants are intended to incentivize novel approaches and spark innovation to find a cure for the deadliest pediatric brain cancer, DIPG. It is no easy task. But they are confident that by working together with the passionate doctors and researchers focused on making progress on this disease, children with DIPG will finally be able to look forward to a bright future.

They are committed to building the most comprehensive grant program for funding DIPG research.

Funding Information

• For a post-doctoral applicant, the budget must be limited to salary and fringe benefits and cannot exceed $100,000 per year. For a pre-doctoral applicant, the budget must be limited to a stipend (up to $35,000) and tuition and fees, the total of which cannot exceed $67,000 per year.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant need not be a U.S. citizen.
• Applicant must not have received more than one prior fellowship.
• Applicant must commit at least 75% of full-time effort to research.
• Applicant must identify a mentor who will provide supervision, facilities, and research support.
• For pre-doctoral applicants:
  • Applicant must be enrolled in a research doctoral degree program at an accredited academic institution.
• For post-doctoral applicants:
  • Applicant must hold an M.D. and/or Ph.D. by the application deadline.
  • Applicant must be no more than 6 years post-completion of last degree.
  • Applicant must be employed by an academic institution, nonprofit research institution, or laboratory.

Conditions of Grants

• They fund research to better understand the causes of DIPG and to advance its treatment and cure. To help achieve this goal, they expect researchers to publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals and to make their data available to other researchers.
• They do not fund proposals for research utilizing human embryonic stem cells.
• All grants are payable to the grant recipient’s institution or laboratory.
• The post-doctoral grant is to cover salary and fringe benefits only. The pre-doctoral grant is for a stipend to cover living expenses and for the cost of tuition and fees. No funds may be used for indirect costs.
• Grant is limited to cover the applicant’s research time, not clinical time.
• Overlap in funding is not permitted. This includes scientific, budget, and commitment overlap, as defined by the National Institute of Health.
• Requests for transfers to another institution while the grant is in effect will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• No-Cost Extensions may be requested by emailing.
• Grant recipients will work with them to coordinate a joint press release to announce the grant.

For more information, visit ChadTough Defeat DIPG Foundation.