Pediatric Cancer Research Award

Sponsor

V Foundation

Sponsor deadline: Monday, March 23, 2026

Internal deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026

Award Details

The Pediatric Cancer Research Award has two grant streams, but UBC is invited to nominate a single^ (1) candidate for this award. As such, candidates are required to indicate their preferred stream – V Scholar (Early Career) or Translational.

• V Scholar RFA is TBA
• Translational RFA is TBA

Eligibility Requirements:

*Research areas not included this scope for any grant type are epidemiology, behavioural science, and health services research.

Grant Support: $800k (USD) over 4 years. 10% Indirect costs. For 2025/26, the V Scholar grant support has been increased to match the Translational grant amount.  

•             UBC internal selection deadline: Feb 27, 2026 (EoD)

•             Sponsor nomination deadline: March 23, 2026 (2pm)

•             Full application deadline: TBC; expected deadline is April 23.

Interested candidates should submit the following items by the internal selection deadline of February 27 to kevin.mccartney@ubc.ca:

Nomination Components: 

1)            Identify intended program: V Scholar or Translational

2)            UBC CV

3)            Draft recommendation letter (3 pages max), with confirmation that this has been vetted by your Department Head, addressing: 

•            Why you should be selected
•           Institutional resources that will be available to you
•           Overview of the mentoring plan that will be available to you (V Scholar only)
•           If the nature of the research is bench to bedside with patient contact, describe how patient advocacy/communication will be or has been incorporated into your training
•           If the nature of the research is basic and/or translational science, describe how science communication with diverse audiences will be or has been incorporated into your training

4)            Summary of research proposal (1 page max)

Applicants to UBC's internal competition will be evaluated by senior scientists to select UBC's sole nominee. 

Please contact Kevin McCartney with any questions or concerns. 

^In 2026, the sponsor is allowing UBC to nominate a second candidate for an "All-Star" grant. Only those who have previously won and completed a V Foundation grant/award are eligible for "All-Star" grants. Please contact ORPA (Kevin McCartney) if you are considering nomination as an "All-Star."

All-Star RFA is TBA.