Scholar-in-Training Awards: Annual Meeting

Since its inception in 1986, the AACR Annual Meeting Scholar-in-Training Award program has provided over 3,300 grants to young investigators and has received support from more than 40 cancer research foundations, corporations, individuals, and other organizations dedicated to the fight against cancer. 

Approximately 200 awards are available to first authors and presenters of meritorious abstracts at the AACR 101^st Annual Meeting 2010.

Eligibility

• Candidates must be current AACR members. Nonmembers must complete an application for Associate Membership prior to the abstract submission deadline to be considered.
• Candidates must be graduate students, medical students and residents, clinical fellows or equivalent, and postdoctoral fellows who are traveling from any country in the world and working at an academic institution. Employees or subcontractors of industry are not eligible.
• Candidates must be the first authors and presenters of an abstract accepted for presentation at the AACR Annual Meeting.

Application

Individuals who believe they are eligible should check the appropriate box in the Online Abstract Submission System and must submit their abstracts by the December 1, 2009, deadline. Note that a separate application is required for the following awards:

• AACR-GlaxoSmithKline Outstanding Clinical Scholar Awards
• AACR-WICR Scholar Awards

Undergraduate students and minority researchers are encouraged to visit the AACR Travel Grants webpage to learn about special opportunities for travel support.

Selection and Notification

Selection of Award recipients is made by the Program Committee based upon the novelty, quality, and significance of the abstract submitted. AACR will not be able to provide information about specific abstract ratings. Finalists for the Awards will receive a Certification Form from AACR, which must be completed and returned to confirm eligibility. Due to the large number of applications for these Awards, only the recipients will be notified. Recipients of AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards will receive notification separate from abstract acceptance and scheduling information. Names of the Award recipients will be posted on the AACR website and in the Annual Meeting Program.

Note: Presenting at a poster session or minisymposium does not guarantee that the applicant will receive an AACR Scholar-in-Training Award; however, minisymposium presenters will be favored during the selection process.

Award Terms

A reimbursement check ($400-$2,000 depending on the recipient's country of residence) will be presented to the recipient onsite at the Annual Meeting when photo identification is provided. Proper documentation of travel, housing, registration, and/or subsistence expenses (receipts) will be requested from residents of the United States; these awards may be considered taxable income by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service if documentation of expenses is not provided.

Award recipients are required to pay the Annual Meeting registration fee and make their own travel and housing arrangements. Therefore, all Scholar-in-Training Award applicants are encouraged to register immediately to take advantage of the reduced advance registration rates. Booking travel and housing early will also ensure that the lowest rates will be available. 

If an Award recipient is unable to attend the Annual Meeting or will not be the presenter of the abstract, the Award must be forfeited. Awards are not transferable.

Inquiries

Elizabeth Martin, Program Assistant
Email:  elizabeth.martin@aacr.org.