V Foundation Award Programs Overview

About this program

The V Foundation for Cancer Research is a nonprofit funder that has invested over $458 million in cancer research since 1994; its Scientific Advisory Committee conducts highly competitive peer review to select grant recipients. It currently offers five grant types: V Scholar (four years at $200,000/year to support tenure‑track early‑career laboratory or translational researchers), Translational (four years at $200,000/year for bench‑to‑bedside projects with clinical‑trial or biomarker endpoints), All‑Star (invited re‑investment of $1,000,000 over five years for prior V recipients), Game‑Changer (donor‑driven, variable size/duration requiring $3,000,000 to trigger stand‑alone opportunities), and Mission grants (under $100,000/year for educational or process‑improvement projects). Eligibility is award‑specific: V Scholar targets tenure‑track early‑career investigators, Translational projects must demonstrate a path to clinical application, All‑Star applicants are previous V grantees by invitation, and Game‑Changer and Mission awards follow donor or RFA criteria; all applicants face rigorous competitive review.