Research Grant Background

The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is committed to funding medical research to find effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma. For more than a decade, the MRF has supported promising medical research that will further the goal of developing an effective treatment and possible cure of malignant melanoma, while encouraging scientists and clinicians to join in this mission.

Each year, the MRF provides emerging and established scientific investigators with highly sought-after grants that will allow them to explore new avenues in melanoma biology and treatments, ultimately leading to a cure. The MRF’s Research Grant Program emphasizes projects that explore innovative approaches to understanding melanoma and its treatment. Both basic and clinical research projects are considered.

The Career Development Grants provide funding of up to $50,000 per year for two years to junior investigators. Researchers who are beginning a research career emphasizing melanoma-related projects and have not yet established strong federal funding for their research are eligible.

The Established Investigator Grants provide funding of up to $100,000 per year for two years to established melanoma researchers, or senior researchers working in closely related fields who wish to move into melanoma research.

Grant applications must be submitted through the MRF’s online grant application process. Eligibility requirements can be found under related documents. We encourage all that meet the eligibility requirement to apply.

If you have any questions, contact the Program Director via email at research@melanoma.org.