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SUMMARY:[ AACR –  Lung Cancer Research Fellowships | Fellowship Funding 
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200128
DTSTAMP:20260916T032115Z
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim:  The AACR Lung Cancer Research Fellowships represent a j
 oint effort to encourage and support postdoctoral or clinical research fel
 lows to conduct lung cancer research and to establish a successful career 
 path in this field. The research proposed for funding may be basic\, trans
 lational\, clinical\, or epidemiological in nature and must have direct ap
 plicability and relevance to the impact of driver mutations on lung cancer
  development and progression.\n\nFunding:         USD $120’000\n\
 nDuration:        2 years\n\nEligibility: Applicants must have a doc
 toral degree (including PhD\, MD\, MD/PhD\, or equivalent) in a related fi
 eld and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.\n\nAt 
 the start of the grant term on July 1\, 2020\, applicants must: 1) hold a 
 mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow\, clinica
 l research fellow\, or the equivalent\, 2) have completed their most recen
 t doctoral degree within the past five years\, and 3) work under the auspi
 ces of a mentor at an academic\, medical\, or research institution anywher
 e in the world.\n\nApplicants 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 th
 e application deadline. Nonmembers can apply for membership using the Offi
 cial Application for Membership submitted to the AACR with the required do
 cuments or apply online.\n\nGrant recipient must attend the Grants Recepti
 on and Dinner at the AACR Annual Meeting 2020 (28-04-20) to formally accep
 t the grant. Grant funds may be used to support the grantee’s registrati
 on and attendance at this Annual Meeting.\n\nHow to Apply: AACR requires a
 pplicants to complete an online application using the proposalCENTRAL webs
 ite. If you are a new user of proposalCENTRAL\, first create your account.
  If EPFL will serve as your host institution\, please use the following in
 stitution name in proposalCENTRAL: Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausa
 nne 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 “Gr
 ant Opportunities” tab\, then select “Filter List by GrantMaker” at 
 the top and click “American Association for Cancer Research” in the dr
 op down menu. Find the “AACR Lung Cancer Research Fellowships” and cli
 ck the blue “Apply Now” button in the “Apply” column.\n\nYou can f
 ind more information about the application format in the Program Guideline
 s. Note that among the supporting documents to be included\, you must encl
 ose a signature page which requires an institutional signature. You may al
 so be asked about tax information for the host institution. For these\, pl
 ease contact the Research Office.\n\nDeadline:  28 January 2020 (1:00 pm 
 EST)\n\nFurther information\n\n	More information about the program is avai
 lable here\n	The application portal can be found here\n	For any other ques
 tions\, or for the institutional signature\, please contact the Research O
 ffice\n
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