Research & Grants

Rivkin Center Grants

Each year, the Marsha Rivkin Center funds promising research for ovarian cancer. These studies and researchers are selected through a highly competitive process. Each application is individually reviewed by a panel of nationally recognized experts for its scientific merit, novelty, and potential to impact the prevention, detection, treatment, and understanding of the disease. There are two streams of scientific funding:

Pilot Study Awards

Young and established investigators alike struggle to find funding for innovative approaches to address scientific questions because their new ideas may not yet be in the scientific mainstream. Each year we support multiple Pilot Studies each with $75,000 to pave the way for new avenues of ovarian cancer research and to expand our understanding of the disease.

Scientific Scholar Awards

Young, talented investigators often have novel ideas and fresh approaches to scientific challenges. In order to attract new investigators to ovarian cancer research, each year we support multiple Scientific Scholars each who receive $60,000 for their proposed research.

Challenge Grants

Challenge grants in scientific research revolve around posing a grand scientific question to the research community and asking researchers to submit their best ideas for meeting the challenge with creative solutions. With help from our Scientific Advisory Board, the Rivkin Center will identify areas in ovarian cancer research in which the greatest strides can be made today and offer a 2-year, $150,000 Challenge Grant to the research group that proposes the best solution.