[ AACR – Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship | Fellowship Funding ]
Event details
| Date | 24.10.2019 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: The AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship encourages and supports postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to establish a successful career path in cancer research. The research proposed for funding may be in any area of basic cancer research.
Support is provided for the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored basic cancer research project. A partial amount of funds may be designated for non-personnel expenses, such as research/laboratory supplies, equipment, publication charges for manuscripts that pertain directly to the funded project, and other research expenses.
Funding: USD $110’000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field. In addition, at the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must: hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent, have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past three years, and work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.
Applicants should be AACR members. Annual dues are not required for early-career researchers interested in Associate membership. Nonmembers interested in this grant opportunity must submit a satisfactory application for AACR membership, and be members in good standing, by the Letter of Intent deadline. Nonmembers can apply for membership using the Official Application for Membership submitted to the AACR with the required documents or apply online.
How to Apply: AACR requires applicants to complete an online Letter of Intent submission using the proposalCENTRAL website. If you are a new user of proposalCENTRAL, first create your account. If EPFL will serve as your host institution, please use the following institution name in proposalCENTRAL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL. If you are a returning user, access the site and log in with your Username and Password. To start a Letter of Intent, select the “Grant Opportunities” tab, then select “Filter List by GrantMaker” at the top and click “American Association for Cancer Research” in the drop down menu. Find the “AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship” and click the blue “Apply Now” button in the “Apply” column.
The Letter of Intent is limited to two pages and must describe the proposed cancer research project, including the Specific Aims; Rationale, Preliminary Data, Methodology, and Approach; and Significance and Statement of Relevance. Relevant references must be attached and are limited to two pages.
Note that among the supporting documents to be included, you must enclose a signature page which requires an institutional signature. For this, please contact the Research Office.
Deadline, Letter of Intent: 24 October 2019 (1:00 pm EST)
Deadline, Full Application (by invitation): 28 January 2020
Further information
Support is provided for the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored basic cancer research project. A partial amount of funds may be designated for non-personnel expenses, such as research/laboratory supplies, equipment, publication charges for manuscripts that pertain directly to the funded project, and other research expenses.
Funding: USD $110’000
Duration: 2 years
Eligibility: Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field. In addition, at the start of the grant term on July 1, 2020, applicants must: hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent, have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past three years, and work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.
Applicants should be AACR members. Annual dues are not required for early-career researchers interested in Associate membership. Nonmembers interested in this grant opportunity must submit a satisfactory application for AACR membership, and be members in good standing, by the Letter of Intent deadline. Nonmembers can apply for membership using the Official Application for Membership submitted to the AACR with the required documents or apply online.
How to Apply: AACR requires applicants to complete an online Letter of Intent submission using the proposalCENTRAL website. If you are a new user of proposalCENTRAL, first create your account. If EPFL will serve as your host institution, please use the following institution name in proposalCENTRAL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL. If you are a returning user, access the site and log in with your Username and Password. To start a Letter of Intent, select the “Grant Opportunities” tab, then select “Filter List by GrantMaker” at the top and click “American Association for Cancer Research” in the drop down menu. Find the “AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship” and click the blue “Apply Now” button in the “Apply” column.
The Letter of Intent is limited to two pages and must describe the proposed cancer research project, including the Specific Aims; Rationale, Preliminary Data, Methodology, and Approach; and Significance and Statement of Relevance. Relevant references must be attached and are limited to two pages.
Note that among the supporting documents to be included, you must enclose a signature page which requires an institutional signature. For this, please contact the Research Office.
Deadline, Letter of Intent: 24 October 2019 (1:00 pm EST)
Deadline, Full Application (by invitation): 28 January 2020
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- The application portal can be found here
- For any other questions, or for the institutional signature, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free