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Current Funding Opportunities

Funding opportunities currently accepting applications are listed below. Prospective applicants are encouraged to carefully review all eligibility criteria found within the Program Guidelines for each grant before applying.

For researchers interested in preparing for future opportunities not yet open to applications, please visit the Upcoming Funding Opportunities page.

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openAACR-Mirati Cancer Chemical Biology Research Fellowship

Grant Amount: $120,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/27/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

openAACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award

Grant Amount: $75,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/31/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 1 Year

openAACR-Novocure Career Development Awards for Tumor Treating Fields Research

Grant Amount: $225,000 USDApplication Deadline: 02/07/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 3 Years

openAACR-Novocure Tumor Treating Fields Research Grants

Grant Amount: $250,000 USDApplication Deadline: 02/07/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

openAACR Clinical Oncology Research (CORE) Training Fellowships

Grant Amount: $100,000 USDApplication Deadline: 02/28/2022
Grant Duration: 1 Year

closedBeginning Investigator Grant for Catalytic Research (BIG Cat)

Grant Amount: $55,000 USDLetter of Intent Deadline: 12/15/2021Application Deadline: 03/29/2022Decision Date: June 2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

closedAACR Career Development Award to Further Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cancer Research

Grant Amount: $300,000 USDApplication Deadline: 11/30/2021Decision Date: March 2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 3 Years

closedAACR Career Development Award to Further Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Clinical Cancer Research

Grant Amount: $375,000 USDApplication Deadline: 11/30/2021Decision Date: March 2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 3 Years

closedBreast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards to Promote Diversity and Inclusion

Grant Amount: $150,000 USDApplication Deadline: 11/30/2021Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

closedAACR Breast Cancer Research Fellowships

Grant Amount: $120,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/06/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

closedAACR Immuno-oncology Research Fellowships

Grant Amount: $120,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/06/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

closedAACR Cancer Disparities Research Fellowships

Grant Amount: $120,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/07/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

closedAACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Career Development Award, in honor of Robert C. Allen, MD

Grant Amount: $150,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/07/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years

closedAACR-QuadW Foundation Sarcoma Research Fellowship in Memory of Willie Tichenor

Grant Amount: $50,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/12/2022Decision Date: 3/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 1 Year

closedAACR-AstraZeneca Ovarian Cancer Research Fellowship

Grant Amount: $120,000 USDApplication Deadline: 01/19/2022Decision Date: 03/2022
Start of Grant Term: 07/01/2022Grant Duration: 2 Years