Applications Now Open
Extended! Submission deadline: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 12:00 noon, U.S. Eastern Time.
Decision date: September 30, 2008
Grant term begins: October 1, 2008
Program Mission Statement
The 2008 AACR Henry Shepard Bladder Cancer Research Grants represent a joint effort of the Henry H. Shepard Trust and the American Association for Cancer Research.
These two-year Grants will provide up to $250,000 in total support for innovative cancer research projects designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat bladder cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent.
Laboratory-based projects must present plans with clinical collaborators indicating how the work will be translated into the clinic. Similarly, clinical studies must show how the work was derived from basic preclinical work and how results will be channeled back to laboratory-based collaborators.
Four Grants will be awarded.
Applicant Eligibility Criteria
Independent investigators who are affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world may apply. There are no geographic, national, or residency status restrictions. Pre- and Postdoctoral fellows are not eligible.
Employees or subcontractors of a national government or the for-profit private industry are not eligible to serve as the Principal Investigator for the purpose of these Grants. However, collaborations with such individuals are encouraged.
Neither the members of the Scientific Review Committee nor the members of their individual laboratories are eligible for these Grants.
Applicants must have acquired a doctoral degree in a related field.
Both AACR members and nonmembers are eligible to apply. However, nonmembers must submit a satisfactory application for AACR Active membership by August 25, 2008. The application will be applied to 2008 membership dues. An application may be downloaded from the AACR website at www.aacr.org.
Program Guidelines & Application Instructions
Applications are now being accepted via the proposalCENTRAL website at https://proposalcentral.altum.com/.
Please download the Program Guidelines & Application Instructions document for more information. Program Guidelines and Application Instructions 
Generously Supported By
Henry H. Shepard Trust
Inquiries
Ms. Hanna Hopfinger, Program Assistant
Telephone: (267) 646-0665
E-mail: hanna.hopfinger@aacr.org