American Brain Tumor Association
/American Brain Tumor Association
OVERVIEW: The American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) focuses its grantmaking on patient-centered approaches to understanding and treating brain tumors.
IP TAKE: This funder runs four grantmaking programs to support research on brain tumor causes, effects, diagnosis and treatment. Its research grants range from $50,000 to $200,000, in amounts specific to its individual programs. It also runs a summer fellowship for medical students seeking experience in the field of neuro-oncology. Depending on the program, the association accepts either letters of inquiry or applications during specific times throughout the year. Grantseekers are advised to either sign up for updates or check the program pages periodically for updates. This funder mainly supports PhD. and M.D.-level researchers at universities, hospitals and institutes in the U.S. and Canada.
PROFILE: Established in 1973, the Chicago-based American Brain Tumor Association arose out of the "dark ages" of brain research and treatment to become the first national nonprofit dedicated to understanding brain tumors. The ABT Association seeks to “advance the understanding and treatment of brain tumors with the goals of improving, extending and, ultimately, saving the lives of those impacted by a brain tumor diagnosis,” which it does through “interactions and engagements with brain tumor patients and their families, collaborations with allied groups and organizations, and the funding of brain tumor research.” The ABTA’s grantmaking “supports both established and new scientists in discovering more about the causes, effects, diagnosis, and treatment of brain tumors.”
ABTA’s Research Grants come in four varieties. Basic Research Fellowships are two-year, $100,000 awards for “postdoctoral fellows conducting laboratory or field-based research projects focused on brain tumors.” Discovery Grants offer one-year, $50,000 awards for “high-risk/high-impact research with the potential to change current diagnostic or treatment models.” The Research Collaboration Program offers two-year, $200,000 grants for “multi-investigator and multi-institutional brain tumor collaborative research projects.” Finally, the Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program offers a modest $3,000 to help medical students get “experience and inspire them to pursue a career in neuro-oncology research.” ABTA’s current research priorities include new drug development and the repurposing of existing drugs, targeted therapies, innovative imaging techniques, personalized medicine, vaccines and immunotherapy, and improving survivorship.
In a recent year, the ABTA awarded $427,000 in grants to 17 projects. With the exception of its summer fellowships, grantees tend to be PhD. or M.D.-level researchers at universities or institutes in the U.S. and Canada. Grantseekers can explore the association’s recent grantees at its research funding and impact page.
ABTA’s discovery grants and basic research fellowship programs accept letters of inquiry for a brief period between November and December of each year. The association accepts applications for its summer fellowships and research collaboration grants through an online portal. It is worth noting that applications for collaboration grants are accepted every other year, as this is a two-year program. For all application guidelines, materials and specific due dates, see the individual program pages linked to the associations researchers page. General inquiries may be submitted to the association via email or telephone at 773-577-8750.
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