FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
St. Baldrick’s Foundation:
Traci Johnson
Traci@stbaldricks.org
LOS ANGELES, CA (April 28, 2026) – The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants in the U.S., is proud to announce the 2026 recipients of its Summer Fellow Awards. In total, the Foundation will award $120,000 in Summer Fellow Grants, supporting medical and undergraduate students as they conduct pediatric oncology research in labs across the country this summer.
Summer Fellow Grants provide aspiring physicians and scientists with hands-on experience in childhood cancer research, advancing the Foundation’s mission to fund lifesaving research while building the next generation of pediatric oncology researchers. Through these immersive opportunities, recipients gain critical exposure to the field and contribute to ongoing efforts to improve treatments and outcomes for children with cancer.
24 grants have been awarded to the following institutions:
Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
California
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- University of California San Diego, La Jolla
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
Georgia
- Emory University, Atlanta
Massachusetts
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston
- Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston
Maryland
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Michigan
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Missouri
- Children’s Mercy, Kansas City
Mississippi
- University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
New York
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Ohio
- The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus
Oregon
- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
Pennsylvania
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
- Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
South Carolina
- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
Tennessee
- Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis
Washington
- Seattle Children’s, Seattle
Washington, D.C.
- Children’s Research Institute (CNMC), Washington, DC
- Georgetown University, Washington, DC
By investing in early-career researchers, the Foundation is helping to ensure a strong pipeline of future pediatric oncologists and scientists. These experiences often serve as a launching point for careers dedicated to childhood cancer research, strengthening the field at a time when continued innovation is essential.
Since 2005, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation has awarded more than $371 million in grants to advance lifesaving childhood cancer research, driving better treatments and cures for every child diagnosed. The next round of grants will be announced this summer.
To learn more about St. Baldrick’s Foundation grants, or ways to get involved, please visit StBaldricks.org.
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
Every 2 minutes, a child somewhere in the world is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S., 1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, has awarded more than $371 million to researchers to Conquer Kids’ Cancer. When you give to St. Baldrick’s, you don’t just give to one hospital – you support every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer across the U.S. St. Baldrick’s ensures that children fighting cancer now — and those diagnosed in the future — will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of research, from new ideas in the lab to the training of the next generation of researchers, to lifesaving clinical trials. St. Baldrick’s has played a role in virtually every advancement in the field over the past 25 years and remains essential in advancing progress and fostering innovation in childhood cancer research. Visit StBaldricks.org and help #ConquerKidsCancer.