AACR Translational Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships

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AACR Translational Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships | Grant Status - Closed

Grant Amount	$ 110,000 USD
Expected Number of Funded Grants	4
Grant Term	2 Year(s)
Start of Grant Term	7/1/2018
Application Deadline	11/8/2017 1:00:00 PM
Application Deadline Time Zone	Eastern Standard Time
Decision Date	3/2018
Additional Information	April 17, 2018 - Grant recipient must attend the Grants Reception and Dinner to formally accept the grant. Grant funds may be used to support the grantee's registration and attendance at this Annual Meeting. Program Guidelines and Application Instructions are available in PDF format.

Description

The AACR Translational Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships represent a joint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct innovative immuno-oncology research and to establish a successful career path in this field.

Program Guidelines and Application Instructions are available in PDF format.

Research Project Criteria

Proposed research projects must be translational in nature and must focus on evaluating the use of the immune system to improve the lives of patients with cancer.

Eligibility Criteria

At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2018, applicants must: hold a full-time, mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent; have completed his or her most recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before July 2, 2013); and work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world. If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of application, and CANNOT be contingent upon receiving this grant.

Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, DO, DC, ND, DDS, DVM, ScD, DNS, PharmD, or equivalent doctoral degree) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral or professional degree.

Applicants with a medical degree must have completed his or her most recent doctoral degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years (time spent in medical specialty or subspecialty training is not considered part of medical residency and will be counted against the five-year window).

Employees or subcontractors of a U.S. government entity or for-profit private industry are not eligible.

Any individual who currently holds an active AACR grant may not apply. Past AACR grantees may apply if they complied with all progress and financial report requirements.

Investigators may submit only one application for the AACR Translational Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships but may concurrently apply for other AACR grants. However, applicants are expected to accept the first grant they are awarded. Individuals may accept and hold only one AACR grant at a time.

Investigators currently or previously holding the rank of instructor, adjunct professor, assistant professor, research assistant professor, the equivalent or higher are not eligible. Qualified researchers are invited to apply for an AACR Career Development Award. Applicants who believe that they are at the level of postdoctoral or clinical research fellow, but hold a different title may be eligible and should contact AACR's SRGA before submitting an application.

Citizenship Requirements

There are no citizenship requirements. However, by submitting an application for this grant, an applicant applying from an institution located in a country in which they are not a citizen or a permanent resident assures that the visa status will provide sufficient time to complete the project and grant term at the institution from which they applied.

AACR Membership Requirements

AACR membership is required. Nonmembers interested in this grant opportunity must submit a satisfactory application for AACR Associate Membership by Wednesday, November 8, 2017. The application will be applied to 2017 membership dues. Nonmembers can apply for membership using the Official Application for Membership submitted to the AACR with the required documents or apply online. Lapsed members can renew their membership through their myAACR account.