Innovation Award

The Innovation Award by FIGHT KIDS CANCER & St. Baldrick’s Foundation is made for innovative and impactful research. The nomination and review process is administered by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, funded and awarded by FIGHT KIDS CANCER.

Timeline: 

  • Nominations open November 4, 2024
  • Nominations due by December 13, 2024 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) – United Sates / 11 p.m. Central European Time (CET)
  • Nominees for consideration chosen and invited to file an Application by January 10, 2025
  • Applications due by February 28, 2025 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) – United Sates / 11 p.m. Central European Time (CET)
  • Grantee notified by April 25, 2025
  • Award announced at SIOPE / CCI-Europe annual conference in Budapest, Hungary on May 14, 2025 (Grantee must be present)

Note: This Innovation Award cannot be applied for; only Nominations are accepted.

While this Innovation Award is unique and focuses on innovation with freedom from the constraints of normal grant mechanisms, the following guidelines apply.

Innovation Award Overview: 

  • Award is €250,000 a year for 4 years (€1 million in total) to support innovative childhood cancer research.
  • Award to be presented at the SIOPE / CCI-Europe annual conference in Budapest, in May 2025
  • One to two Innovation Awards to researchers working in an institution based in one of these countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.
  • There is no citizenship requirement.

This Innovation Award is inspired by our common values, which include:

  • Thinking outside the box – risk-taking – true innovation
  • Collaboration – including international participation.
  • Development of early- to mid-career scientists

More information on the nominee’s criteria, the nomination process and the review and selection process are to be found in the Request for Applications.

About FIGHT KIDS CANCER 

For the Innovation Award, FIGHT KIDS CANCER includes four European philanthropic organisations that actively support research on paediatric cancers and decided to join forces and establish the FIGHT KIDS CANCER (FKC) research programme. These organisations are:

FKC aims to address the lack of research dedicated to paediatric cancers by sustainably providing support to the best European research. FIGHT KIDS CANCER aims to catalyse and support pan-European leading-edge research initiatives in paediatric cancer to develop innovative approaches to improve the outcome for all children and adolescents with cancer. The FKC Programme is operated by the European Science Foundation.

For more information, please visit https://fightkidscancer.eu/

About The St. Baldrick’s Foundation 

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.

For more information, please visit StBaldricks.org. You can also search current and past grants at StBaldricks.org/grants.

About the 2024 Innovation Award 

The 2024 FIGHT KIDS CANCER & St. Baldrick’s Foundation Arceci Innovation Award was awarded in May 2024 to Dr. Sophie Postel-Vinay.

Dr. Sophie Postel-Vinay has an impressive track record of publications in top tier journals and a strong record of conducting original research, which has successfully been translated into clinical trials. She is highly collaborative and has achieved excellent international and innovative work with her career between the UK at the University College of London and France at Gustave Roussy. She focuses on innovative therapeutics for sarcomas in children and adolescents.