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1.  Please submit your application online here.

If you have issues with the online portal, you may submit a hard copy to this address:


Uncle Kory Foundation
c/o Renee Vachon
2121 Rosecrans Ave.
Suite 4335
El Segundo, CA 90245


2.  Deadline for application to be received at our offices in El Segundo, CA is on October 1, 2024.  Notification of awards will be on or about November 15th, 2024. Funding will be available after December 1, 2024.


3. Please complete online form after September 1st, 2024 and upload documents.  If unable to utilize the online form, please email all documents to renee@unclekory.org, and request confirmation of receipt.

4.  On the online form, provide a brief description of the project in lay terms. 

5.  Provide a clear and concise Description of Proposed Investigation and its potential for improved diagnosis or treatment of brain cancer.  Do not exceed four typewritten pages, following this format:  Specific Aims, Significance, Background/Preliminary Data, and Methods. *upload to online application. Font size not to be below 11pt.

6.  Provide the Following that apply by uploading to the online application:

                  Statement of Understanding
                 Biographical Sketch of applicant
                 Budget outlining proposed expenditures
                 Publication Listing that is pertinent to project
                 Other Support Document
                 Letter of Support from Department Head or Chief 
                 Letter of Recommendation from project collaborator if applicable

                 Approvals- if applicable and awarded grant
Biohazards Statement - required if applicable and awarded grant
Human Investigation Statement
- required if applicable and awarded grant
 Laboratory Animal Statement
- required if applicable and awarded grant

7.  Applications must be received by October 1, 2024.  Any applications not received by the due date via the online portal or via direct mailing will not be considered by the review board.