AACR-Bristol-Myers Squibb Midcareer Female Investigator Grant

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Grant Name

Funder

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

Cancer or Carcinogenesis

Clinical Medicine

Immunology

Oncology

Tumor Immunology

Deadline

December 17, 2021 (Expired)

Grant Size

$225,000USD The grant provides $225,000 over three years for expenses related to the research project, which may include salary and benefits of the grant recipient and any collaborators, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, graduate students, and/or research assistants; research/laboratory supplies; equipment; publication charges for manuscripts that pertain directly to the funded project; and other research expenses (indirect costs are not permitted).

Contact Info

grants@aacr.org

Eligibility

Applicants must have 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 must also have received their first NIH R01 (or equivalent) award within the past 10 years (i.e., grant cannot have been awarded before July 1, 2011).At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2021, applicants must hold an appointment at the rank of associate professor and work at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.Individuals who are considered "early-stage investigators" (e.g., instructor, assistant professor, research assistant professor, or equivalent) are not eligible to apply. Qualified early-stage investigators are invited to apply for an AACR Career Development Award.Investigators may submit only one application for the AACR-Bristol Myers Squibb Midcareer Female Investigator Grant but may concurrently apply for other AACR grants. There are no citizenship requirements. Applicants must be AACR members.

Description

The AACR-Bristol Myers Squibb Midcareer Female Investigator Grant represents a joint effort to encourage and support mid-career female physician-scientists and researchers to conduct immuno-oncology research and to foster their career advancement toward becoming a senior investigator. Research projects may be translational and/or clinical in nature with a focus on immuno-oncology. Eligibility Applicants must have 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 must also have received their first NIH R01 (or equivalent) award within the past 10 years (i.e., grant cannot have been awarded before July 1, 2011).At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2021, applicants must hold an appointment at the rank of associate professor and work at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.Individuals who are considered "early-stage investigators" (e.g., instructor, assistant professor, research assistant professor, or equivalent) are not eligible to apply. Qualified early-stage investigators are invited to apply for an AACR Career Development Award.Investigators may submit only one application for the AACR-Bristol Myers Squibb Midcareer Female Investigator Grant but may concurrently apply for other AACR grants. There are no citizenship requirements. Applicants must be AACR members.

Website

https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-bms-midcareer-female-investigator-grant/

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link