Nominations are now open for the FIGHT KIDS CANCER & St. Baldrick’s Foundation Arceci Innovation Award!

Together, we can make a bigger impact for children with cancer. In this spirit, the selection process for this prestigious European award will again be administered by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, and funded and awarded by FIGHT KIDS CANCER.

About the Award:
– Purpose: To recognise pioneering and high-impact paediatric cancer research.
– Prize: €250,000 per year for 4 years (€1 million total).
– Eligibility: researchers working in an institution based in one of these European countries — AD, AL, AT, BA, BE, BG, BY, CH, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MD, ME, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, UA.
– No citizenship requirement.

Nomination Process:
– Researchers must be nominated; direct applications are not accepted.
– Nominees under consideration will be asked to provide additional information.
– Selection is based on innovation, scientific excellence, and potential clinical impact.

Nomination Deadline: December 26, 2025
For eligibility and nomination requirements, contact grants@stbaldricks.org

Learn more at https://fightkidscancer.eu/innovation-award

Contact

Programme support and management is provided by the European Science Foundation, which is the intermediary with the funding organisations.

For further information about this announcement of opportunity please contact Fight Kids Cancer at ESF: fightkidscancer@esf.org

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