Financial Support for Attendance
Individuals may apply for as many awards for which they qualify but may receive a maximum of one award for this meeting. The number of awards and amount of each award provided will be based on available funding. Applicants will be notified of their award status approximately five weeks after the application deadline.
Scholar-in-Training Awards
Application
Applications for Scholar-in-Training Awards for the AACR Special Conference in Advances in Pancreatic Cancer will be accepted until Monday, July 1, 2024. To apply for a Scholar-in-Training Award, applicants must first submit their abstract, and then complete a Scholar-in-Training Award Application.
Applicants will be asked to provide the title of their submitted abstract, CV (including a list of publications), and a short personal statement describing their research area and interests, current work setting, reasons for attending this conference, and career aspirations.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be an Associate Member of the AACR in good standing. Nonmember graduate students, medical students and residents, and clinical or postdoctoral fellows who wish to apply for a Scholar-in-Training Award must submit an application that satisfies the eligibility requirements for AACR Associate Membership 30 days prior to the Scholar-in-Training Award application deadline. Nonmembers can apply for membership by downloading the Official Application for Membership and submitting to the AACR office with the required documents or apply online. Lapsed members are encouraged to reinstate their membership in order to apply for this exclusive member benefit. Visit the aacr.org/membership.
- Applicant must be the presenter of the abstract submitted for the conference.
- To provide this opportunity to the greatest number of trainees, eligibility is limited to individuals who have not received a Scholar-in-Training Award for a conference (excluding the Annual Meeting) in the 12 months prior to the first day of this conference.
For Early-Career Investigators:
The AACR fully supports the education, training, and professional development of early-career investigators. Annual dues are longer required for Associate Membership (graduate students, medical students, residents, and postdoctoral or clinical fellows who are enrolled in education or training programs that could lead to a career in cancer research). Learn more and join today!
AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) Scholar Awards
Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR)—a membership group within the AACR—is working to increase the number, participation, visibility, and recognition of minority scientists in cancer research. AACR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research and Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards are two of several programs sponsored by MICR in support of its mission. These awards are generously supported by the National Cancer Institute Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. Learn more or email your questions.
AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is extremely pleased to announce the availability of scholar awards in cancer research for full-time eligible minority scientists wishing to participate in AACR Annual Meetings and Special Conferences.
Purpose
The purposes of this award program are to increase the scientific knowledge base of minority scientists and to encourage them to pursue careers in cancer research.
AACR Minority and Minority-Serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Awards
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is extremely pleased to announce the availability of scholar awards in cancer research for full-time minority faculty and faculty members of minority-serving institutions (Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving Institutions, and other minority institutions as defined by the National Cancer Institute).
Purpose
The purposes of this award program are to increase the scientific knowledge base of minority faculty members and faculty members at minority-serving institutions, and to encourage them and their students to pursue careers in cancer research.