American Association for Cancer Research | Global Fund for Women’s Cancers Career Development Awards
Event details
| Date | 23.01.2025 |
| Category | Call for proposal |
Aim: This initiative will fund innovative research aimed at progressing outcomes for women's cancers and invest in the next generation of women scientists who represent the diverse population they serve. By focusing on prevention, detection, diagnostic, and treatment innovations for women’s cancers and advancing outcomes for cancer health disparities, Victoria’s Secret aims to improve and save the lives of millions of women around the world.
The aim of this award is to foster innovation in the understanding, prevention, interception, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers with the goal of eliminating cancer health disparities and improving patient outcomes. The research proposed for funding may be in basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences. Proposals focused on research into the causes of cancer health disparities and approaches to achieve equity in outcomes as well as applicants belonging to racial or ethnic groups shown to be underrepresented in the cancer-related sciences workforce are especially encouraged
Duration: 2 years
Funding: $206,000 USD
Eligibility:
Application Deadline: 23 January 2025, 1PM US Eastern Time.
Further information
The aim of this award is to foster innovation in the understanding, prevention, interception, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast and gynecologic cancers with the goal of eliminating cancer health disparities and improving patient outcomes. The research proposed for funding may be in basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences. Proposals focused on research into the causes of cancer health disparities and approaches to achieve equity in outcomes as well as applicants belonging to racial or ethnic groups shown to be underrepresented in the cancer-related sciences workforce are especially encouraged
Duration: 2 years
Funding: $206,000 USD
Eligibility:
- Applicants must be female investigators with a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree. Applicants belonging to racial or ethnic groups shown to be underrepresented in the cancer-related sciences workforce are especially encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must be AACR Active members. Non-members can apply for membership online. Please review the Membership Categories for the category that best fits your qualifications.
- There are no citizenship requirements, and the call is open to research institutions anywhere in the world.
- At the start of the grant term on September 1, 2025, applicants hold a faculty position with the title of assistant professor. Appointments such as research assistant professor, adjunct assistant professor, and assistant professor research track are eligible. Applicants that have progressed to associate professor or equivalent appointments are not eligible.
- Have started their first independent faculty position within the past 6 years from the grant start date (i.e. cannot have held an independent faculty position before September 1, 2019).
- Must devote at least 75% of their total effort to research in breast or gynecologic cancer.
- Have independent laboratory space as confirmed by their institution.
Application Deadline: 23 January 2025, 1PM US Eastern Time.
Further information
- More information about the program is available here
- Application portal can be found here and guidelines here
- For any other questions, please contact the Research Office
Practical information
- General public
- Free