WENDY WILL CASE CANCER FUND, INC.

SUITE 1700 * 190 S. LASALLE STREET * CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60603 * (312) 704-8638

  

 

GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Wendy Will Case died of cancer in November 1982, at the age of 39.  In 1983, Wendy's family and friends established a fund to support promising researchers and help them establish "track records."  To date, grants of over $2,500,000 have been made, mostly to researchers with innovative approaches.  More than two-thirds have later received grants from NIH, NCI, ACS or other grantors.

 

The Case Fund Advisory Board is made of up some of the foremost authorities on cancer research in the United States. We invite you to submit your application keeping in mind the following information:

 

We do not consider grants for the continuation of projects previously funded or to researchers with substantial outstanding grants.

We are primarily interested in, but not limited to, clinically related research.

We consider applications for one-year grants only, with budgets of $30,000 or less.

We will not fund the salary of the primary researcher. We will support assistants.

We do not buy equipment - supplies only.

We do not cover overhead costs such as rent, light, etc.

Click here to obtain a Grant Application Summary. The Grant Application Summary form must be completed in all respects. Attach additional sheets as necessary. Also, please submit the same proposal as you did to major United States funders (NIH, NCI, ACS, etc.), after not receiving a grant from them, with a reworked budget to reflect our limitations. Include all such agency evaluations with your proposal. Generally, we do not consider applications which have not been reviewed by one or more of these major agencies.

Closing dates for grant submissions are April 1 and October 1. Funding periods begin July 1 and January 1 of each year. Submit five copies of your proposal.

 

If you have any additional questions, please contact Joan Grogan via e-mail or at the address and telephone number above. We thank you for your interest.

 

Grant Application Procedure last revised May 2006