The field of cancer prevention research is rapidly advancing and evolving. To sustain the advancement of the field and the development of new thinking and strategies, younger investigators must be encouraged to pursue cancer prevention research, yet few vehicles exist to recognize their accomplishments or support their early research efforts.
This Award was established and first given in 2008 to recognize the outstanding achievement of a junior faculty-level scientist, and to provide support for cancer prevention research of significant scientific merit in any discipline across the continuum of research.
The goals of the program are to:
A two-year grant of $100,000 ($50,000 per year) will be provided to the recipient's institution to support direct research expenses; salary and benefits; and attendance at an AACR Annual Meeting, Cancer Prevention Conference, or other AACR meeting for the purpose of participating in scholarly exchange.
Applicants must hold 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.
Applicants must have completed postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships no more than 4 years before the start of the grant term (i.e., postdoctoral studies or clinical fellowships must have been completed on or after July 2, 2006). Postdoctoral or clinical research fellows or the equivalent who are working under the auspices of a scientific mentor are not eligible to apply.
Applicants must be in their first full-time faculty appointment and hold the title of Instructor, Research Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, or an equivalent full-time faculty position and work at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world at the start of the grant term on July 1, 2010. There are no citizenship or geographic requirements.
Employees or subcontractors of a government entity or for-profit private industry are not eligible. Contact AACR to determine your eligibility before submitting an application.
Both AACR members and nonmembers are eligible to apply. However, nonmembers must submit a satisfactory application for AACR Active membership by January 22, 2010. The application will be applied to 2010 membership dues. An application may be downloaded from the AACR website.
Applicants with a question about their eligibility are encouraged to contact the AACR before submitting an application.
Applications must be completed online using the proposalCENTRAL website, with one paper copy submitted to the AACR office. Application instructions and program guidelines are available below and on the proposalCENTRAL website.
Program Guidelines and Application Instructions
The Kirk A. and Dorothy P. Landon Foundation was created through a bequest from Mrs. Dorothy P. Landon whose intent, along with that of her late husband, Kirk A. Landon, was to dedicate a major portion of their estate to medical research, especially research related to cancer. Mr. R. Kirk Landon, son of Kirk A. Landon, serves as the President of the Foundation. The Foundation seeks to accomplish its cancer research mission through a variety of programs and initiatives, including the Landon-AACR Prizes and the Landon-AACR INNOVATOR Awards.
Ms. Julia Laurence, Grants Program Assistant Telephone: (267) 646-0655Fax: (215) 440-9372E-mail: julia.laurence@aacr.org