The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers
In Partnership with Pelotonia and AACR
The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers was established to accelerate innovation in cancer research for women, by women. Through this groundbreaking initiative, we aim to improve and save the lives of millions of women around the world by:
- Funding innovative researchaimed at improving outcomes for women’s cancers
- Investing in the next generationof women scientists who represent the diverse populations they serve
- Inspiring and educating millionsof women worldwide through awareness, screening, and prevention campaigns
The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers was established to accelerate innovation in cancer research for women, by women. Through this groundbreaking initiative, we aim to improve and save the lives of millions of women around the world by:
Our Impact
Since 2021, The VS Global Fund has invested more than $6 Million in research grants to progress prevention, detection, and treatment methods for women’s cancers, led by female scientists working globally.
We're all-in on advancing the next generation of leaders in women's cancers. To date, we have sponsored:
- 150 women of all career stages to participate in an interactive development workshop to hone their professional skills at AACR’s Annual Meeting
- 20 high school-aged young women interested in cancer research to participate in a 2-week immersive lab experience, in partnership with the American Cancer Society
- 10 junior researchers to attend AACR’s Annual Meeting to present their work before the international research community
We're all-in on advancing the next generation of leaders in women's cancers. To date, we have sponsored:
To date, 15 female researchers have been awarded grants for their groundbreaking work in women's cancers.
Meet the Awardees
Research Funding
The Global Fund offers grant programs to fund women investigators focused on advancing outcomes for cancer health disparities
Meet the Awardees
Education & Advocacy
Victoria’s Secret supports millions of women associates and customers around the world through cancer awareness, screening, and prevention campaigns
Resources & Initiatives
See the Impact
The VS Global Fund is advancing the next generation of leaders at all career levels. Meet some of the awardees here!
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Program Overview
What funding opportunities have been made available by The VS Global Fund?
The Victoria's Secret Global Fund for Women's Cancers 2023 Rising Innovator Awards, In Partnership with Pelotonia & AACR – In March 2023, Victoria's Secret presented five female midcareer scientists conducting innovative research in breast and gynecologic cancers with this award. Each awardee will receive $700,000 over a period of 3 years to support their research. Awardees will also participate in mentorship, collaboration, and public education campaigns around women’s cancers and health.
The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Award, in partnership with Pelotonia & AACR – In October 2022, Victoria's Secret presented five female cancer researchers who are in the early stages of their career with this award. The aim of this award is to foster innovation in the understanding, prevention, interception, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers with the goal of eliminating cancer health disparities and improving patient outcomes. The research proposed for funding may be in basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences. The grant provides $206,000 over two years for expenses related to the research project.
During the summer of 2022, Victoria’s Secret supported the American Cancer Society (ACS) to launch the The Summer Health Care Experience (SHE) Program at The James Comprehensive Cancer Center. This program seeks to increase the participation of women in biomedical fields, especially cancer research and medicine, and provided support for 20 young women to participate in a 2-week immersive field experience.
The Victoria’s Secret Global Fund for Women’s Cancers 2022 Meritorious Awards, In Partnership with Pelotonia & AACR – In March 2022, Victoria’s Secret presented five female cancer researchers with scientific achievement awards to recognize and further their outstanding contributions to the field of women’s cancers. Each awardee will receive a $100,000 honorarium and will be invited to serve as an active participant and mentor in the broader women’s cancers grant program, which will include multi-year research grants for both established and early-stage investigators. The awards were presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2022 in New Orleans. See our awardees featured in a short video here.
How can I learn about future funding opportunities?
In partnership with our scientific advisors at The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), we will announce additional funding opportunities for female investigators working worldwide to conduct innovative cancer research in the field of women’s cancers. Stay tuned!
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