The Melanoma Research Foundation’s (MRF) mission is to eradicate melanoma by accelerating medical RESEARCH while EDUCATING to and ADVOCATING for the melanoma community.

The MRF was founded in 1996 by melanoma patient Diana Ashby. After battling melanoma for three years, Diana founded the MRF to fund research towards effective medical ...
read more ↘ treatments for melanoma. Since then, the MRF has evolved into its current tri-partite mission.

To date, the MRF has funded over $25 million in research grants. The research grant program has existed for 26 years. The first research grant was awarded in 1998. Grants are awarded in the following categories:

Medical Student Award- $3,000/year for 1 year

Resident Fellow Award - $10,000/year for 1 year

Career Development Award - $50,000/year 2 years

Established Investigator Award - $125,000/ year for 2 years

Team Science Award - $250,000-$500,000/year for 2 years – multi-center grant
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