Career Development Awards
AACR Career Development Awards provide research support to foster a successful career path for young investigators at academic, medical and research institutions who have completed their postdoctoral training and are newly appointed to independent research positions.
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 Junior Faculty
Fight Colorectal Cancer-AACR Career Development Award, in memory of Lisa Dubow
| Application deadline: |
June 18, 2012, at noon Eastern Daylight Time |
| Decision deadline: |
August 2012
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| Recognition event for recipients at the AACR Annual Meeting 2012: |
April 9, 2013 |
| Start of grant term: |
September 1, 2012 |
The Fight Colorectal Cancer-AACR Career Development Award, in memory of Lisa Dubow, is eligible to junior faculty who are in the first four years of a faculty appointment at the initiation of the grant term. Eligible research projects are restricted to translational or clinical research that focuses on novel THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES for late-stage metastatic colorectal cancer. This grant will support a project designed to lead to individualized therapeutic options for treatment or the development of promising new cancer therapeutics for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Emphasis will be placed on proposed projects which will translate into clinical applications within a few year period, including those with predictive biomarker studies.
The award provides $100,000 over two years ($50,000 per year) for direct research expenses, which may include salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, and/or research assistants and research/laboratory supplies.
It is anticipated that one grant will be funded.
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Inquiries
Hanna Hopfinger, Program Associate
Telephone: (215) 446-7191
Fax: (215) 440-9372
Email: grants@aacr.org
The Fight Colorectal Cancer-AACR Career Develop
The Fight Colorectal Cancer-AACR Career Development Award, in memory of Lisa Dubow is open to junior faculty who are in the first 4 years of a faculty appointment at the start of the grant term on July 1, 2012. Research projects are restricted to translational or clinical cancer research that has an ultimate goal of developing or improving therapeutic interventions for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
The Award provides $100,000 over two years ($50,000 per year) for direct research expenses, which may include salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, and/or research assistants, research/laboratory supplies and equipment.
It is anticipated that one grant will be funded.
ment Award, in memory of Lisa Dubow is open to junior faculty who are in the first 4 years of a faculty appointment at the start of the grant term on July 1, 2012. Research projects are restricted to translational or clinical cancer research that has an ultimate goal of developing or improving therapeutic interventions for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
The Award provides $100,000 over two years ($50,000 per year) for direct research expenses, which may include salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, and/or research assistants, research/laboratory supplies and equipment.
It is anticipated that one grant will be funded.