The Walter A. and Laura W. Deutsch Research Endowment honors Walter “Andy” Deutsch, PhD, and was established by his wife, Laura, after her husband’s death in 2017. The fund supports PhD, MD/PhD students and postdoctoral fellows pursuing degrees in biomedical sciences who have demonstrated potential for conducting oncology research. Successful applicants are students or fellows with a strong academic record, outstanding character and well-defined professional goals. This year three awardees will be funded in the amount of $5,000. Please see application for details of distribution.
Supporting scholars pursuing degrees in biomedical sciences
Application deadline for 2026 has passed. Check back in early 2027.
Deutsch Research Scholarship recipient seeks cancer treatments as unique as each patient.
Past Recipients
2024 Deutsch Scholarship awardees are at forefront of cancer discoveries
Researcher and Ph.D. student Aditi Khatpe is the 2023 Deutsch Scholarship awardee. She’s earning her degree through breast cancer research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Dana Mitchell, an investigator in one of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center’s research labs, is the 2022 recipient of the Deutsch Scholarship.
Sarah Burns of Columbus, Ohio, became the second recipient of the Walter A. and Laura W. Deutsch Research Scholarship in July 2021.
