As the nation's largest private, not-for-profit source of funds for scientists studying cancer, the American Cancer Society (快猫短视频) remains committed to funding basic, translational, clinical, and cancer control research now and in the future - as much as we are able given our available financial resources.?
The 快猫短视频 grant process is managed by the Extramural Discovery Science (EDS) team.?
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Look for funding opportunities you qualify for.
Who Can Apply:?Independent investigators at any career stage.
Purpose:?To fund exploratory research to develop research methodologies, establish feasibility, or pilot test high-risk/high-reward research across the research continuum.
Funding:?2 years with $135K a year direct costs, plus 10% allowable indirect costs
Deadlines: June 1, 2025?
Who Can Apply:?Current and past American Cancer Society grantees, including former 快猫短视频 Postdoctoral Fellows
Purpose:?Enables transition of patient-focused research to accelerate clinical impact
Funding,?Stage I:?2 years with $135K a year direct costs, plus 10% allowable indirect costs
Funding, Stage II:?1.5 years with $545K total direct costs, plus 10% allowable indirect costs
Deadlines:?June 1, 2025
Who Can Apply:?Investigators within the first 10 years of an initial independent research career or full-time faculty appointment
Funding:?Up to 4 years with $215K a year direct costs, plus 10% allowable indirect costs
Deadlines:?June 1, 2025
What's Updated: Increased stipends and expanded eligibility
Who Can Apply:?Investigators?who are US citizens or non-citizens holding an appropriate visa when the application is submitted and are within 4 years of receiving a doctoral degree?
Funding:?Progressive stipends of $66K, $68K, and $70K for up to 3 years, plus an annual $4K fellowship allowance and $1,500 travel allowance in the final year
Application Deadlines:??June 1, 2025
Who Can Apply: Full-time faculty?who have clinical responsibilities, do not lead an independent research program, and want to be mentored and participate in research training to become an independent clinician scientist.?
Funding:?3 to 5 years with $135K direct costs a year, plus 8% allowable indirect costs?
Deadlines: June 1, 2025
Who Can Apply:?Awarded to institutions as block grants to provide seed money for newly independent investigators to initiate cancer research projects. The principal investigator of the grant should be a senior faculty member.
Funding:?1 to 3 years with an average of $120K a year, renewable
Deadline: June 1, 2025
Who Can Apply:?Independent investigators at all career ranks
Purpose:?To enable the discovery of cancer interception or prevention therapies for?RUNX1-FPD hematologic malignancies.
Funding:?Awards are for up to 4 years. $215,000 per year direct costs plus 10% IDC for RSG award; $430,000 per year direct costs plus 10% IDC for Team award.
Application Deadline: October 29, 2024
Who Can Apply: Local oncology practices and hospitals with direct patient interaction and the capability to participate in clinical trials.
Purpose: To build the infrastructure needed to increase participation of Black men with prostate cancer in clinical trials through the use of Trial Library and involvement with the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial Consortium.
Funding: $200,000 direct costs per year for 2 years.
LOI Deadline: September 30, 2024
Who Can Apply: Current or former 快猫短视频 grantees, or former 快猫短视频 postdoctoral fellows, with a full-time faculty appointment, who are motivated to commercialize their technology.
Purpose: Support the commercialization of an ongoing cancer research project and to validate and de-risk technologies.
Funding: $75,000 direct costs for a 1 year project period. No indirect costs allowed.
Application Deadline: Rolling starting in March 2024
Who Can Apply:?Investigators at an accredited college, university, or medical school, within the United States (in accordance with 快猫短视频 grant policies). Applicants from underrepresented groups and from Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) are encouraged to apply.
Funding:?4-year project with?$4.07 M ($3.7 M direct cost plus 10% indirect cost)
New applications will be accepted in 2025.
Check back in early 2025 for updates to the timeline.
Who Can Apply:?Mechanisms for independent and mentored researchers are available.?
Purpose:?To address the public health burden of prostate cancer, 快猫短视频 has launched the IMPACT Initiative?– Improving Mortality from Prostate Cancer Together. Through this RFA, 快猫短视频 will fund research projects focused on reducing prostate cancer mortality and improving outcomes for all.
Funding:?Varies by grant mechanism
Application Deadline:?Oct. 15, 2024
Who Can Apply:?Members of the 快猫短视频 research ecosystem (grantees, intramural scientists) who are independent investigators at any career stage.
Purpose:?Initiate new, interdisciplinary collaborations within the 快猫短视频 research ecosystem
Funding:?$61,200 total for a 1-year project, no indirect costs
Application Deadline:?July 15, 2024
RESUBMISSIONS ONLY
Who Can Apply:?Independent investigators at any career stage with a doctoral degree and a full-time faculty appointment or equivalent, who are evaluating changes in the health care system with a focus on cancer
Funding:?4 years with $215K direct costs per year, 10% indirect costs allowed
Deadlines:?April 1*?and Oct. 15*
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Who Can Apply: Applicants must be at the rank of full professor and have made, and will likely continue to make, impactful contributions to change the direction of cancer research.
Funding:?$80,000 direct costs per year for 5-years; renewable
Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline:?Must be submitted between June 1 and August 1?
Application Deadline:?October 15
*?If the grant application deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications will be accepted the following business day.?
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