2025 Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation Competition in Cancer Research – Spring LOI
Well-being, Health and Biomedical Discovery
Deadlines
Academic Unit: Inquire with unit
Memorial Deadline: RIS review not required for LOI
External Deadline: Tuesday 15th, April 2025
Description
In 2025, the Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation will hold two rounds of competitions for proof-of-principle basic science/preclinical proposals in the field of cancer research. The Foundation is looking to support non-mainstream hypotheses and non-conservative projects which do not fit traditional funding mechanisms and have not received previous grants/awards. This opportunity is intended to attract emerging ideas which are high risk/-high reward and for which preliminary data is not required. Accordingly, proposal hypotheses must be based on extensive literature review and logical substantiation.
SUMMER COMPETITION
• Expression of Intent – April 15, 2025 – 11:59 PM EST
• Full application (upon invitation) – May 31, 2025 – 11:59 PM EST
• Decision notification – late July
• Funding available – August-September 2025
FALL COMPETITION
• Expression of Intent – August 15, 2025 – 11:59 PM EST
• Full application (upon invitation) – October 1, 2025 – 11:59 PM EST
• Decision notification – late November
• Funding available – January 2026