About the FWC’s Research Grants and Awards Program
Supporting gynecologic cancer research is a core mission of the Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC). Since 1995, the FWC has awarded $13 million in 320+ grants and awards, including research grants, training grants, research prizes, and career development awards. In almost every instance, a committed and caring family made the funding for this research possible.
The bulk of the research funding has been awarded to early career professionals — individuals just beginning the long path to become physician-scientists. In most cases, this was their first funded research project. These individuals are crucial to advancing science as discovery continues to provide improved options and outcomes for those diagnosed with gynecologic cancer.
Of the early career professionals who received a research award, over 94 percent have reached their goal to become physician-scientists. As a group, they used their initial, relatively small, grants from the FWC to attract additional funding for their initial research premise that resulted in a 24-fold return on the initial funding investment.
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