Applicants
More Than 1,000 Research Projects Funded Since 2005
Grants distributed from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation are designed to fill critical voids in current pediatric cancer research. All applications are reviewed by the appropriate Grant Review Boards according to the National Institutes of Health peer review process.
ALSF is accepting all applications via Proposal Central. Interested applicants should create a profile on Proposal Central. If you have an ORCID, login using ORCID and the Proposal Central profile will automatically populate. Once logged in, navigate to the Grant Opportunities tab in Proposal Central and select the corresponding ALSF grant application. Please see guidelines below to prepare your application packet.
Resources for Grant Applicants
Please see the grants calendar for upcoming deadlines. Below are the most recent grant program guidelines and applicable forms.
Currently open RFAs:
Crazy 8 Predisposition Award
RUNX1 RARE Grant Program
Innovation Grant
Young Investigator Grant
ALSF Grant Policies
- ALSF Budget Expenditure Policy
- ALSF Resource Sharing Policy
- ALSF Resource Sharing Review Rubric
- Grant Agreement with IP Policy
Reports
Prior Years' Guidelines
Medical Research Grants (guidelines are subject to change each year)
- 2023 ‘A’ Award Grant Application Guidelines
- 2023 R Accelerated Grant Application Guidelines
- 2023 Reach Grant Application Guidelines
- 2023 POST Program Grant Application Guidelines
- 2023 Innovation Grant
- 2023 RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grant Guidelines
- 2023 Young Investigator Grant Guidelines
- 2022 R Accelerated Grant Application Guidelines
- 2022 ‘A’ Award Grant Application Guidelines
- 2022 Reach Grant Application Guidelines
- 2022 Innovation Award LOI & Full Application Guidelines
- 2022 POST Program Grant Application Guidelines
- 2022 RUNX1 Early Career Investigator Grant Guidelines
- 2021 Crazy 8 Initiative Award Guidelines
- 2021 Young Investigator Grant Guidelines
- 2020 Epidemiology Grant Guidelines