American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) funding opportunities that may be of interest to University of Illinois Cancer Center members.
AACR Career Development Awards in Lung Cancer Research
- Application Deadline: 05/29/25 (Noon CT)
- Purpose: The AACR Career Development Award in Lung Cancer Research provides $250,000 over two years to encourage and support early career investigators conducting basic, translational, clinical, or population-based research relevant to lung cancer. Funds may be used to support salary and benefits for the recipient, any collaborators, fellows, graduate students, or research assistants; as well as research/laboratory supplies, equipment, publication costs, and other research expenses (no indirect costs).
AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award
- Letter of Intent Deadline: 06/03/25 12 p.m. CT
- Full Application Deadline: 09/15/25 12 p.m. CT
- Purpose: The AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award provides $225,000 over one year to support tenure-eligible junior faculty. Proposed research projects must focus on cancer etiology, diagnosis, treatment, or prevention. Funds may support salary and benefits for the recipient, fellows, graduate students, or research assistants; research, equipment, and publication costs (no indirect costs allowed).
AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants for Early-Stage Investigators
- Letter of Intent Deadline: 06/12/25 12 p.m. CT
- Full Application Deadline: 09/25/25 12 p.m. CT
- Purpose: The AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants for Early-Stage Investigators provide $1,000,000 over three years for innovative, emerging research projects that are exploratory, developmental, or proof of concept. Funds may support salary and benefits for the recipient and any collaborators, fellows, graduate students, or research assistants; research, equipment, and publication costs (no indirect costs allowed).
AACR Trailblazer Cancer Research Grants for Mid-Career Investigators
- Letter of Intent Deadline: 06/12/25 12 p.m. CT
- Full Application Deadline: 09/25/25 12 p.m. CT
- Purpose: The AACR Trailblazer Center Research Grants for Mid-Career Investigators provide $1,000,000 over three years to support cancer researchers at a critical juncture in their careers and enable them to make impactful advances against cancer. Funds may support salary and benefits for the recipient, and any collaborators, fellows, graduate students, or research assistants; research, equipment, and publication costs (no indirect costs allowed).
AACR-Novocure Career Development Awards for Cancer Research and AACR-Novocure Cancer Research Grants
- Application Deadlines: 06/30/2025
- Purpose: These grants are intended to encourage innovative research focused on understanding the anti-cancer modality of Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) therapy, which uses electric fields tuned to specific frequencies, to mediate its anti-cancer effects. Funding is $300,000 over three years for junior faculty and $350,000 over three years for independent investigators. Novocure is a global oncology company working to extend survival in some of the most aggressive forms of cancer by developing and expanding its innovative TTFields therapy.
The University of Illinois Cancer Center has approval to pursue the following grant opportunities from foundations through its Advancement team. As a Cancer Center member, please notify and work with Jane Erb ([email protected]) and her Advancement team if you have an interest in any.