HYUNDAI HOPE ON WHEELS ANNOUNCES 2022 GRANT AWARD WINNERS

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Sep 27, 2022, 12:00 ET

During National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai Hope On Wheels to Present 75 Research and Programmatic Grants Totaling $15 Million
This Year's $15 million in Research and Programmatic Grants Brings the Organization's Lifetime Donation Total to $200 Million

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by Hyundai Motor America and its more than 820 U.S. dealers, today announced the 2022 winners of its annual research and programmatic grants totaling $15 million. This year, Hyundai Hope On Wheels will present a total of 75 grants to institutions across the United States that are focused on improving outcomes and treatments for children diagnosed with cancer, including 25 Hyundai Scholar Hope Grants at $300,000 each, 25 Hyundai Young Investigator Grants at $200,000 each, and 25 Hyundai Impact Grants at $100,000 each.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels 2022-2024 National Youth Ambassador Oliver Foster is photographed at Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C. on September 19, 2022 (Photo/Hyundai)

"We are honored to present this year's grant winners with funds to perform their lifesaving work and continue to bring hope to the brave pediatric cancer fighters and their families across the nation," said John Guastaferro, executive director, Hyundai Hope On Wheels. "This year's theme is 'Powered by Hope,' paying homage to the children battling cancer who inspire our organization's mission and to the doctors and researchers dedicated to finding a cure for the disease. Congratulations to this year's grant award winners and we thank you for sharing in the commitment to ensure that every child battling cancer has a fighting chance."

Since its inception in 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has awarded more than 1,100 research grants funding critical research to help save young lives. This year marks Hyundai's 24th consecutive year in the fight against childhood cancer, making it one of the longest-running corporate social responsibility efforts in the automotive industry and a leading funder of pediatric cancer research in the country.

The Hyundai Scholar Hope Grants and the Hyundai Young Investigator Grants are awarded to eligible Children's Oncology Group (COG) member institutions through a competitive peer-reviewed process. Applications are reviewed by the Hyundai Hope On Wheels Medical Advisory Committee, which is comprised of leading pediatric oncologists from children's hospitals and research institutions nationwide. The Hyundai Impact Grants provide funding to children's hospitals for either childhood cancer research projects or programmatic initiatives such as clinical care.

This year, select grants will be officially presented during a Hyundai Hope On Wheels Handprint Ceremony, the nonprofit's signature event in which children impacted by cancer dip their hands in paint and place their handprints on a Hyundai vehicle, symbolizing their fight against pediatric cancer and hope for a cure.

To view learn more about Hyundai Hope On Wheels, please visit HyundaiHopeOnWheels.org.

Hyundai Scholar Hope Grant Winners ($300,000)

Institution	City	State
Children's Hospital Los Angeles	Los Angeles	CA
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University	Palo Alto	CA
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco	CA
Children's Hospital Colorado	Aurora	CO
Yale University	New Haven	CT
Children's National Medical Center and Children's Research Institute	Washington	DC
Georgetown University	Washington	DC
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta	Atlanta	GA
The University of Iowa	Iowa City	IA
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Boston	MA
Massachusetts General Hospital	Worcester	MA
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN
St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation	St. Louis	MO
Atrium Health Foundation	Charlotte	NC
Montefiore Medical Center	Bronx	NY
New York Medical College	Valhalla	NY
Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center	Oklahoma City	OK
Oregon Health & Science University	Portland	OR
The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine	Hershey	PA
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation	Pittsburgh	PA
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis	TN
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	San Antonio	TX
Baylor College of Medicine	Houston	TX
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	Seattle	WA

Hyundai Young Investigator Grant Winners ($200,000)

Institution	City	State
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham	AL
University of California, San Francisco	San Francisco	CA
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University	Palo Alto	CA
Children's Hospital Colorado	Denver	CO
Yale University	New Haven	CT
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL
All Children's Research Institute	St. Petersburg	FL
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta	Atlanta	GA
The University of Chicago	Chicago	IL
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	Boston	MA
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore	MD
The Regents of the University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI
St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation	St. Louis	MO
University of Rochester	Rochester	NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	NY	NY
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital	Columbus	OH
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation	Pittsburgh	PA
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine	Hershey	PA
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville	TN
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Memphis	TN
Children's Health - UT Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas	TX
Baylor College of Medicine	Houston	TX
Children's Hospital and Healthcare Services Foundation	Richmond	VA
Seattle Children's Hospital	Seattle	WA

Hyundai Impact Grant Winners ($100,000)

Institution	City	State
The Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders	Birmingham	AL
Phoenix Children's Hospital	Phoenix	AZ
Children's Hospital of Orange County	Orange	CA
Rady Children's Hospital Foundation	San Diego	CA
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital	Hollywood	FL
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children	Orlando	FL
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital	Tampa	FL
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children	Honolulu	HI
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital	Chicago	IL
Baystate Medical Center	Springfield	MA
The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital	Portland	ME
Levine Children's Hospital	Charlotte	NC
Cure 4 the Kids Foundation	Las Vegas	NV
Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital	Albany	NY
Roswell Park Alliance Foundation	Buffalo	NY
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital	Cleveland	OH
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	Cincinnati	OH
Natalie Warren Bryant Cancer Center at Saint Francis	Tulsa	OK
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center	Houston	TX
El Paso Children's Hospital	El Paso	TX
Dell Children's Medical Center	Austin	TX
Primary Children's Hospital	Salt Lake City	UT
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters	Norfolk	VA
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin	Milwaukee	WI
Hoops Family Children's Hospital	Huntington	WV

Hyundai Hope On Wheels
Hyundai Hope On Wheels® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to finding a cure for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998, Hyundai Hope On Wheels provides grants to eligible institutions nationwide that are pursuing critical research aimed at improving treatments and saving lives. Hyundai Hope On Wheels is one of the largest nonprofit funders of pediatric cancer research in the country. Primary funding for Hyundai Hope On Wheels comes from Hyundai Motor America and its more than 820 U.S. dealers. Since its inception, Hyundai Hope On Wheels has pledged $200 million in support of more than 1,100 childhood cancer research grants.

SOURCE Hyundai Hope On Wheels