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Key Dates

September 2025

October 14, 2025: Award Applications Open:
- AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards
- AACR Global Scholar-in-Training Awards
- AACR Patient Advocates in Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Early-Career Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Faculty Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards
- AACR-Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Scholar Awards
- AACR Undergraduate Scholar Awards
October 22, 2025: Abstract Submission Opens
October 21, 2025: Membership Application Deadline for Prospective Regular Abstract Sponsors and Scholar-in-Training Award Applicants

Early November 2025: Meeting Registration Opens
November 1, 2025: Abstract Submission Deadline for AACR New Drugs on the Horizon Sessions
November 18, 2025: Regular Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
November 18, 2025: Application Deadlines:
- AACR Global Scholar-in-Training Awards
- AACR Scholar-in-Training Awards

December 5, 2025: Application Deadlines
- AACR Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Scholar Awards
- AACR Undergraduate Scholar Awards
December 8, 2025: Membership Application Deadline for Early Registration Rate
December 8, 2025: Submission Deadline for AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism
December 10, 2025: Membership Application Deadline for Prospective Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Sponsors
December 11, 2025: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Opens
December 12, 2025: Application Deadlines
- AACR Early-Career Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards
- AACR Faculty Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards
December 30, 2025: Regular Abstract Status Notifications Sent

January 5, 2026: Early Registration Deadline (lowest rates)
January 12, 2026: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Submission Deadline (11:59 p.m. ET)
January 16, 2026: AACR Patient Advocates in Cancer Research Awards Application Deadline
January 20, 2026: Manuscript Submission Deadline for Simultaneous Publication Consideration (Regular Abstracts)
January 30, 2026: Membership Application Deadline for Advance Registration Rate

February 3, 2026: Regular Abstract Scheduling Notifications Sent
February 10, 2026: Submission Deadline: Final Data for Clinical Trial Placeholder Abstracts
February 17, 2026: Manuscript Submission Deadline for Simultaneous Publication Consideration (Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstracts)
February 17, 2026: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Notifications Sent
February 19, 2026: Regular Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
February 19, 2026: Online Itinerary Planner Available
February 27, 2026: Advance Registration Deadline (discounted rates)

March 6, 2026: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Withdrawal Deadline
March 6, 2026: Abstract Submission Deadline:
- Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition
- AACR Special Program for High School Students
March 6, 2026: Cancellation Deadline for Registration Refunds (less $125 processing fee)
March 6, 2026: Housing Reservation Deadline
March 13, 2026: Registration Deadlines:
- Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition
- AACR Special Program for High School Students
March 17, 2026: Regular Abstract Titles and Texts Posted to Online Itinerary Planner (4:30 p.m. ET)
March 17, 2026: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Titles Posted to Online Itinerary Planner (4:30 p.m. ET); Abstract Texts Embargoed until April 17, 2026
March 20, 2026: Membership Application Deadline to Register for the Annual Meeting at the Member Rate Onsite
March 30, 2026: Annual Meeting App Available for Download (tentative)

April 3, 2026: Regular Abstracts Published in an Online-Only Supplement to Cancer Research
April 17, 2026: Onsite Registration Opens at San Diego Convention Center (12:00 p.m. PT)
April 17, 2026: Late-Breaking and Clinical Trials Abstract Texts Posted to Online Itinerary Planner and Meeting App (12:00 p.m. PT) and Published in an Online-only Supplement to Cancer Research
April 17, 2026: AACR Annual Meeting Begins (3:00 p.m. PT)