American Cancer Society Mentored Research Scholar Grants

Deadline: October 15, 2012

Applicants are strongly advised to verify their eligibility prior to preparing an application. Applications that do not comply with eligibility criteria will be administratively disapproved.

Provides support for mentored research and training to full-time junior faculty, typically within the initial four years of their first independent appointment. The goal is for these beginning investigators to become independent researchers as either clinician scientists or cancer control and prevention researchers. Awards are for up to five years and for up to $135,000 per year (direct costs), plus 8% allowable indirect costs. A maximum of $10,000 per year for the mentor(s) (regardless of the number of mentors) is included in the $135,000.

American Cancer Society, Inc.
National Home Office
Extramural Grants Department
250 Williams Street, NW, 6th Floor
Atlanta, Ga 30303-1002
Voice: (404) 329-7558
Fax: (404) 417-5974
Web site: http://www.cancer.org
Email: grants@cancer.org