AACR offers various funding opportunities for independent researchers throughout the year.
Applications must be completed online using the proposalCENTRAL website, with one paper copy submitted to the AACR office. Program guidelines and application instructions are available below and on the proposalCENTRAL website.
Current Funding Opportunities for Independent Researchers
Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-AACR Grant for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research
| Application deadline: |
June 18, 2012, noon Eastern Time |
| Decision date: |
August 2012 |
| Recognition event for recipients at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012: |
April 9, 2013 |
| Start of grant term: |
September 1, 2012 |
Program Mission Statement
The Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-AACR Grant for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research represents a joint effort to promote and support innovative cancer research. This grant is available to independent junior and senior investigators to develop and study new ideas and approaches that have direct application and relevance to carcinoid tumors or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Proposed research may be in any discipline of basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological cancer research.
Applications are invited from researchers currently in the field as well as from investigators with experience in other areas of cancer research who have promising ideas or research approaches that can be applied to carcinoid tumor and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor research.
This two-year grant will provide $250,000 over the grant term ($125,000 per year). Grant funds support direct research expenses, which may include the salary and benefits of the grant recipient and any collaborators (limited to 25 percent of the total grant), postdoctoral or clinical research fellows and/or research assistants, equipment, travel and supplies (indirect costs not permitted). It is anticipated that one grant will be funded.
Applicant Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.C., N.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., Sc.D., D.N.S., Pharm.D., or equivalent doctoral degree, or a combined clinical and research doctoral degree) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral or professional degree.
Applications will be accepted from independent investigators at all levels who are affiliated with an academic, medical or research institution anywhere in the world. There are no citizenship or geographic requirements.
Employees or subcontractors of a government entity or for-profit private industry are not eligible. Exceptions include applicants holding full-time positions at a veterans' hospital or national laboratory (e.g., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) in the United States. Contact the AACR before submitting an application to determine your eligibility. Employees or subcontractors of a government entity or for-profit private industry may serve as collaborators, but no grant funds may be directed towards these individuals or their respective institutions.
Both AACR members and nonmembers are eligible to apply. However, nonmembers must submit a satisfactory application for AACR active membership. Download an application.
Any individual who currently holds an active AACR grant or a Caring for Carcinoid Foundation grant may not apply. Past grantees may apply if they complied with all progress and financial report requirements.
Individuals may concurrently apply for multiple AACR grants. However, applicants are expected to accept the first grant they are awarded. Individuals may accept and hold only one AACR grant at a time.
Postdoctoral or clinical research fellows or the equivalent who are working under the auspices of a scientific mentor are not eligible to apply. Qualified fellows are invited to apply for the AACR Fellowships and Fellows Grant.
Members of the Scientific Review Committee are not eligible for these grants.
Applicants with a question about their eligibility are encouraged to contact AACR at grants@aacr.org before submitting an application.
Program Guidelines and Application Instructions
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Inquiries
Hanna Hopfinger, Program Associate
Telephone: (215) 446-7191
Fax: (267) 825-9553
Email:
grants@aacr.org