AACR-World Cancer Research Fund International-Prevent Cancer Foundation Cancer Prevention Research Fellowship

Who can apply: At the start of the grant term on 1 December 2026 you must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD or equivalent) conferred on or after 1 December 2021, and hold a mentored research position titled postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow or equivalent, working under a mentor at an academic, medical or research… What is funded: USD 130,000 over two years, supporting the salary and benefits of the fellow on a mentored primary cancer prevention project. Up to 50 per cent of the funds may be spent on non-personnel costs such as laboratory supplies, equipment and publication charges. Up to USD 2,000 may be used for travel to the Annual AACR… Deadline: 22 September 2026, 1:00 p.m. US Eastern Time. Round: 2026 round, for a grant term starting 1 December 2026..

Read the full call and apply on the official page: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), official page.

Who can apply

• At the start of the grant term on 1 December 2026 you must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD or equivalent) conferred on or after 1 December 2021, and hold a mentored research position titled postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow or equivalent, working under a mentor at an academic, medical or research institution ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. There are no citizenship or geographic requirements. You cannot be a candidate for a further doctoral degree, cannot be an employee or subcontractor of a US federal government entity or of for-profit private industry, cannot concurrently hold another AACR grant, and cannot be or have been at the rank of instructor, adjunct professor, assistant professor or higher; AACR points those applicants to its Career Development Awards instead. Exceptions to the five-year window may be granted for up to 12 months of parental or justified personal leave. You must be an AACR member in good standing, with dues paid for the current year, by the submission deadline. AACR membership dues are a membership cost, not an application fee.

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