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American Cancer Society Grants Available

Jul 08, 2022

FOUNDATION

American Cancer Society

OPPORTUNITY

Multiple Grant Opportunities

See link for menu of American Cancer Society programs:

 https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant.html

AWARD AMOUNT

Up to $840K

DEADLINES

Applications due October 15, 2022.

OVERVIEW

All research proposals must fall into at least 1 of these 6 priority areas:

  1. Cause & Etiology
  2. Obesity & Healthy Eating & Active Living (HEAL)
  3. Screening & Diagnosis
  4. Treatment
  5. Survivorship
  6. Health Equity Across the Cancer Control Continuum

ACS GRANT MECHANISMS

RESEARCH GRANTS FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATORS

NEW

Discovery Boost Grants (DBG)

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 $100K a year direct costs, plus 20% allowable indirect costs

Deadlines: October 15

Mission Boost Grants (MBG)

Who Can Apply: Current and past American Cancer Society grantees and now including former ACS Postdoctoral Fellows

Purpose: Enables transition of patient-focused research to accelerate clinical impact

Funding: Stage I: $240K over 2 years; Stage II: $600K for 1.5 years

Deadlines: October 15

Research Scholar Grants (RSG)

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 $165K a year direct costs, plus 20% allowable indirect costs

Deadlines: October 15

SPECIAL INITIATIVE — PRIORITY FOCUS

Health Equity Research in Cancer Control and Prevention

Who Can Apply: Applicants for Research Scholar Grants (at any career stage), Clinician Scientist Development Grants, Postdoctoral Fellowships, and Clinical Research Professor Awards

Purpose: To prioritize research addressing cancer health equity and health disparities as a priority within the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program

MENTORED RESEARCH GRANTS 

Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF)

Who Can Apply: Investigators who are US citizens or permanent residents and within 3 years of receiving a doctoral degree NOTE: 1-year fellowships have been eliminated; resubmissions are grandfathered and will be accepted

Funding: Progressive stipends up to 3 years, plus an annual $4K fellowship allowance and $1,500 travel allowance in the final year

Application Deadlines: October 15

Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)

Who Can Apply: Licensed clinicians who are within the first 6 years of their initial, full-time faculty appointment and who have an active role in patient care  

Funding: 3 to 5 years with $135K direct costs a year, plus 8% allowable indirect costs 

Deadlines: October 15

 

REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS

RFA: The Role of Health Policy and
Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Care

 

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: Award length and budget varies

Deadlines: October 15

PROFESSOR GRANTS 

Clinical Research Professor Grants (CRP)

Who Can Apply: Investigators who have been a full professor for 15 years or less and made seminal contributions that have changed the direction of  clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, health policy, or epidemiologic cancer research and who expect to continue to provide leadership in their research area

Funding: 5-year term with $80K a year; renewable

Letter of Intent (LOI) Deadline: August 1
Application Deadline: October 15

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