The AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition (USCPC) takes place during the AACR Annual Meetings. This exciting informative, and engaging session is bringing together undergraduate and postbaccalaureate students at all levels to address educational pathways, explore career options in the cancer field while presenting their own research and competing for prizes. All prizes are funded by the Margaret Foti Foundation which rewards excellence in research conducted and presented by undergraduate students. Learn more about Dr. Margaret Foti.

Register

The AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition (USCPC) will take place during the AACR Annual Meeting 2025 in Chicago, Illinois on Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Eligibility

Full-time undergraduate students and postbaccalaureate students who are interested in cancer and related biomedical science are invited to attend. Undergraduate students may submit a poster for presentation during this special program, a poster presentation is not required to attend this program. 

View the 2024 winners

Congratulations to the 2024 winners of the Margaret Foti Foundation Undergraduate Prizes for Cancer Research

JUDGING 

Student presentations will be judged by AACR members who are established investigators in the field.  Judging is based on the student abstract, research content of the poster, and on the ability of the student to effectively present their research during the competition.  Winners will be awarded Margaret Foti Foundation Undergraduate Prizes for Cancer Research. 

Margaret Foti Foundation Undergraduate Prizes for Cancer Research

The Margaret Foti Foundation was founded by the AACR Chief Executive Officer Margaret Foti. The Margaret Foti Foundation Undergraduate Prizes for Cancer Research were established in 2018 and are presented to meritorious participants at the AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition during the AACR Annual Meetings. These prizes reward excellence in research conducted and presented by undergraduate students.

(All prizes consist of monetary awards.)

• 1st Place Prize—$1,500 awarded to one student
• 2nd Place Prize—$1,000 to be awarded to two students
• 3rd Place Prize—$750 to be awarded to two students
• Meritorious Honors for the top posters

AACR ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION

All eligible registrants for the AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition will also receive complimentary registration to the AACR Annual Meeting.

How to Register

Registration must be completed through myAACR.

• Log in to the myAACR portal. If you do not have a myAACR account, select, “Create New Account.”
• Once you are logged in, click on, “Applications/Awards.” After you’ve been transferred to the awards portal, click on, “View All Activities,” and choose “20th Annual AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition.”

Please email [email protected] with any questions.

First Place Prize Winner

Second Place Prize Winners

Third Place Prize Winners

Meritorious Honors