The Goldhirsh Foundation Brain Tumor Research Awards Program 2008 Grant Cycle has now closed. Updated Application Guidelines and Instructions for the 2009 Grant Cycle will be available at the Goldhirsh Foundation website in October 2008. For your interest, the 2008 Grant Cycle Application Guidelines and Terms of the Award remain available in the Application Information section of our website.

The Goldhirsh Foundation was established by Bernard A. Goldhirsh in 2000, shortly after he was diagnosed with brain cancer. Since his death in 2003, the Board of Directors of the Foundation (which includes his two children) has been shaping a grantmaking program that reflects his values and entrepreneurial spirit. We are dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people touched by the organizations and projects we support.

A significant portion of the Foundation’s annual grantmaking is devoted to support for brain tumor research, through two competitive, peer-reviewed application processes:

1. The Brain Tumor Research Awards Program invites proposals from scientists in not-for-profit academic, medical and research institutions in the United States, Canada and Israel. We seek the most promising, innovative and novel research strategies that will translate into improved outcomes for brain tumor patients. To date, we awarded 11.5 million to forty five (45) outstanding investigators with one-year and three-year grants.

2. The Brain Tumor Funders Collaborative (BTFC) combines the resources of eight different foundations and public charities to fund multi-specialty, international collaboratives of scientists and clinicians in the search for new therapies for this devastating disease. The first funding initiative of the BTFC began in 2006, with support for three long-term projects.