Previous opportunities are listed below to offer interested investigators an opportunity to view funding that may be offered again in the future. Details are subject to change.
Research Fellowships
Pathway to Leadership Grants
Fellows Grants
Research Fellowships
AACR-AstraZeneca Fellowship for Translational Lung Cancer Research
Two-year grant of $90,000. Applicants must be in the first five years of a fellowship at the start of the grant term.
AACR Basic Cancer Research Fellowships
| Letter of Intent deadline: |
December 20, 2012, at noon Eastern Time |
| Applicants notified of Letter of Intent status: |
April 30, 2013 |
| Application deadline (for those invited to apply): |
May 30, 2013, at noon Eastern Time |
| Decision date: |
July 2013 |
| Annual Grants Reception and Dinner at AACR Annual Meeting 2014: |
April 8, 2014 |
| Start of grant term: |
July 1, 2013 |
The AACR Basic Cancer Research Fellowships are open to postdoctoral and clinical research fellows working at an academic, medical, or research institution who will be in the first, second, or third year of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. The research proposed for funding may be in any area of basic cancer research. The fellowships provide one-year grants of $45,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on mentored basic cancer research. A partial amount of the funds may be designated for non-personnel research expenses, such as equipment and research/laboratory supplies.
AACR Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Fellowships
The AACR Clinical and Translational Cancer Research Fellowships are open to postdoctoral and clinical research fellows working at an academic, medical or research institution who will be in the first five years of their postdoctoral training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects may be in any area of clinical and/or translational cancer research.
The fellowships provide a one-year grant of $45,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored clinical and/or translational cancer research project. A partial amount of the funds may be designated for non-personnel research expenses, such as research/laboratory supplies.
AACR-Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Translational Cancer Research Award
The AACR-Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Translational Cancer Research Award provides a one-year grant of $50,000 to support direct research expenses, which may include the salary and benefits of the grant recipient, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows and/or research assistants, research/laboratory supplies, and equipment. The purpose of this award is to fund physician-scientists during the transition from a fellowship program to a faculty appointment. The Award is open to physicians (M.D., D.O., or international equivalent) or physicians holding a combined M.D./Ph.D. Applicants must be working in an oncology laboratory or clinical research setting in an academic medical institution and be in the last two years of his/her final subspecialty training. Research projects are restricted to translational cancer research.
AACR Judah Folkman Fellowship for Angiogenesis Research
The AACR Judah Folkman Fellowship for Angiogenesis Research is open to physician-scientists in training with a medical degree or a combined M.D./Ph.D. working in a mentored position at an academic, medical or research institution within the United States. Applicants must be within the first five years of their training at the start of the grant term. Proposed research projects are restricted to basic, clinical, translational or epidemiological studies that substantially advance the field of angiogenesis and/or anti-angiogenic therapy research in cancer. The fellowship provides a two-year grant of $90,000 ($45,000 per year) to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored angiogenesis cancer research project. A partial amount of funds, up to 25 percent of the total grant, may be designated for non-personnel research expenses, such as equipment and research/laboratory supplies.
AACR-Genentech BioOncology Fellowship for Cancer Research on the HER Family Pathway
The AACR-Genentech BioOncology Fellowship for Cancer Research on the HER Family Pathway represents a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral and clinical research fellows who are in the first five years of their fellowship training (at the start of the grant term) to conduct cancer research on the HER family pathway and establish successful career paths in this field. Proposed research projects are restricted to basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological projects that substantially advance the field of cancer research on the HER family pathway. The fellowship provides $90,000 over two-years ($45,000 per year) to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow while working on a mentored cancer research project. A partial amount of funds may be designated for research/laboratory supplies and equipment.
AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Lymphoma Research
The AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Lymphoma Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct lymphoma-based research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to lymphoma. The fellowship provides a one-year grant of $55,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on mentored lymphoma-related research.
AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Prostate Cancer Research
The AACR-Millennium Fellowship in Prostate Cancer Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct prostate cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to prostate cancer. The fellowship provides a one-year grant of $55,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on mentored prostate cancer research.
AACR-National Brain Tumor Society Fellowship, in memory of Bonnie Brooks
One-year grant of $40,000. Applicants must be in the first five years of a fellowship at the start of the grant term.
Fight Colorectal Cancer-AACR Fellowship, in memory of Lisa Dubow
The Fight Colorectal Cancer-AACR Fellowship, in memory of Lisa Dubow represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct 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 fellowship provides a one-year grant of $50,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on mentored metastatic colorectal cancer research. A partial amount of the funds may be designated for non-personnel research expenses, such as research/laboratory supplies.
Proposals will be accepted for novel THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES that have direct application and relevance to late-stage metastatic colorectal cancer. Proposed research projects must be translational or clinical and should aim to lead to individualized therapeutic options for treatment or the development of promising new cancer therapeutics for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Investigators who have powerful experimental tools that will lead to a better understanding of metastatic colorectal cancer, elucidate the mechanisms of currently available therapies, and/or identify new treatment targets are encouraged to apply. Emphasis will be placed on proposed projects which will translate into clinical applications within a few year period, including those with predictive biomarker studies.
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Fellowship
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Fellowship represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow who is in the first three years of his/her fellowship training (at the start of the grant term) to conduct pancreatic cancer research and establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to pancreatic cancer.
The fellowship provides a one-year grant of $45,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored pancreatic cancer research project. A partial amount of funds may be designated for research/laboratory supplies and equipment.
Generously Supported By
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
QuadW Foundation-AACR Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research
The QuadW Foundation-AACR Fellowship for Clinical/Translational Sarcoma Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct translational or clinical sarcoma research and to establish a successful career path in this field.
The Fellowship provides a one-year grant of $50,000 to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow while working on mentored sarcoma research. A partial amount of the funds may be designated for non-personnel research expenses, such as research/laboratory supplies.
Research projects must be clinical or translational in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to sarcoma.
Proposed research projects should be aimed toward developing personalized, therapeutic options for the treatment of sarcoma patients. Investigators utilizing novel experimental tools and techniques geared toward better understanding sarcoma in an effort to elucidate the mechanisms of currently available therapies, and/or to identify new therapeutic targets are encouraged to apply. Emphasis will be placed on proposals involving research with immediate clinical applications, including those with predictive biomarker studies.
Raymond and Beverly Sackler AACR Fellowships for Ileal Carcinoid Tumor Research
Two-year grant of $100,000. The fellowships are open to postdoctoral and clinical research fellows. Applicants must be in the first five years of a fellowship at the start of the grant term. 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 ileal carcinoid tumor research. Proposed research may be basic, translational, clinical or epidemiological in nature and must have direct application and relevance to ileal carcinoid tumors.
Independent researchers interested in carcinoid tumor or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor research funding are encouraged to apply for the Caring for Carcinoid Foundation-AACR Grants for Carcinoid Tumor and Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor Research.
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Pathway to Leadership Grants
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grant
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network-AACR Pathway to Leadership Grants represent a joint effort to ensure the future leadership of pancreatic cancer research by supporting outstanding early career investigators beginning in their postdoctoral research positions and continuing through their successful transition to independence. Applicants must have started their postdoctoral or clinical research fellowship on or after July 2, 2008; i.e., grant recipients must be in the first five years of their fellowship at the start of the grant term, and not already have a full-time tenure track assistant professor position (or equivalent).
The Pathway to Leadership Grant provides up to five years of support, for a total of $600,000, consisting of two phases. The initial Mentored Phase lasts up to two years, during which time recipients will receive $75,000 per year and are expected to work closely with their mentor(s) to develop their research. During the subsequent three years, recipients are expected to be in independent research positions and will be funded at $150,000 per year.
Mentored Phase: This initial phase of mentored support will allow the applicant time to complete research, publish results and prepare to bridge to an independent research position. As part of the application, the applicant must propose a research project and career development plan to pursue during the mentored phase. Funds will support the grantee’s salary and benefits, direct research expenses, equipment and career development and training expenses for up to two years during their postdoctoral or clinical research fellowship.
Independent Phase: As part of the application, the applicant must propose a pancreatic cancer research project that will be pursued as a tenure track independent investigator during the second phase of the grant. Applicants may request $150,000 of support per year, for up to three years following the mentored phase, to transition as an independent scientist to the sponsoring institution/organization to which the individual has been recruited. Funds will support the salary and benefits of personnel, including the grantee; direct research expenses; and equipment. This support will allow the individual to continue to work towards establishing his/her own independent research program in pancreatic cancer research and progressing along the path to leadership within this critical field. Grant recipients are expected to apply for additional independent research grant support during the independent phase of the grant.
Generously Supported By
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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Fellows Grants
AACR-Colorectal Cancer Coalition Fellows Grant, in memory of Lisa Dubow
One-year grant of $30,000. 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. This grant is now a fellowship and will no longer be offered as a fellows grant.
AACR-FNAB Fellows Grant for Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research
One-year grant of $35,000. Applicants must be in the first five years of a fellowship at the start of the grant term. Research projects are restricted to translational pancreatic cancer research that includes the use of human tissue and has implications for therapeutic application and individualized medicine. Proposed research must have implications for individualized cancer treatment and must make use of human biopsies or samples, such as needle biopsies or circulating cancer cells. In vivo primary tumor explants meet these criteria, but xenografts from established cell lines do not.
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Inquiries
Hanna Hopfinger, Program Associate
Telephone: (215) 446-7191
Fax: (267) 825-9553
Email: grants@aacr.org