$100,000 over the grant term ($50,000 per year) will be provided to the recipients' institution in the form of a two-year grant to support the collaborative research project, and may be used for such purposes including, but not limited to those listed below:
Applications will be accepted from two or more independent investigators working within an established international cancer research collaboration involving institutes in multiple countries. Proposals to initiate a collaborative project will not be accepted. Only one investigator per institution is to be identified as a Collaborator.
The Collaborators may be affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world. There are no citizenship or geographical requirements. 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. Contact AACR before submitting an application to determine Collaborator eligibility.
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. Postdoctoral or clinical research fellows or the equivalent who are working under the auspices of a scientific mentor are not eligible to apply and may not be named as a Collaborator.
Members of the Scientific Review Committee are not eligible for these grants. Any individual who is a current recipient of an AACR grant may not apply. Past AACR grantees may apply if they complied with all progress and financial report requirements.
Applicants may apply for all applicable grants; however, individuals may accept and hold only one AACR grant at a time.
Applicants with a question about their eligibility are encouraged to contact AACR at grants@aacr.org 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.
Application Instructions and Program Guidelines
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. Hanna Hopfinger, Grants Program AssistantTelephone: (267) 646-0665Fax: (215) 440-9372E-mail: grants@aacr.org