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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation

Supports high-risk cancer science by funding early-career investigators through researcher fellowships and project grants.

United Stateswww.damonrunyon.org
Annual funding
Programs7
Active grants3
Total grants7

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is a U.S. nonprofit founded in 1946 to back early-career scientists pursuing high-risk, high-reward cancer research. The foundation’s model is to identify promising postdoctoral fellows, physician-scientists, and junior faculty before they have long publication records, while requiring that the research be carried out at U.S. institutions.

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Last verified: 28 May 2026Source: www.damonrunyon.org