Submission deadline: February 1, 2008 Decision date: March 2008 Grant term begins: April 1, 2008
The Jeannik M. Littlefield-AACR Grants in Metastatic Colon Cancer Research are a joint effort of the Littlefield 2000 Trust and the American Association for Cancer Research. The grants provide support for innovative cancer research projects designed to accelerate the discovery and development of new agents to treat metastatic colon cancer and/or for pre-clinical research with direct therapeutic intent. Special emphasis is placed on research that holds promise for leading to individualized therapeutic options for treatment in the near future or for developing promising new cancer therapeutics for metastatic colon cancer, which will translate into clinical applications within a one- to two-year period.
The grants will be provided in an amount between $500,000 - $1,000,000. The AACR will award 2-4 grants in 2008.
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.
The Littlefield 2000 Trust
Ms. Julia Laurence, Program Assistant Telephone: (267) 646-0655 Fax: (215) 440-9372 E-mail: julia.laurence@aacr.org
The AACR awarded 4 grants in 2007, ranging from $500,000 to $1,000,000. The AACR awarded 11 grants in 2006, ranging from $196,500 to $750,000.