| Organization |
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut St., 17th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
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| Toll Free Number |
866-423-3965 |
| Phone Number |
(215)440-9300 |
| Emails |
aacr@aacr.org
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| Level of Study |
Graduate Degree
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| Award Type |
Scholarship
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| Purpose |
To increase the scientific knowledge base of faculty members at Minority-Serving Institutions and to encourage them and their students to pursue careers in cancer research. |
| Focus |
Oncology. |
| Qualifications |
Candidates must have completed doctoral studies or clinical fellowships and hold full-time faculty status at an institution designated as a minority-serving institution or be a full-time underrepresented minority faculty member at another institution; must have acquired doctoral degrees in fields relevant to cancer research; must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or Canada; must be the presenters of meritorious abstracts at the upcoming AACR Annual Meeting; candidates need not be members of the AACR to apply for this award. |
| Criteria |
Awardees will be selected on the basis of their qualifications, references from mentor, abstracts, and an estimation of the potential professional benefit to the awardees; When reviewing applications, the award selection committee will also strongly consider candidates who are presenters of an abstract submitted for presentation at the meeting (or who have students presenting an abstract on which the candidate is an author) and first-time applicants. |
| Duration |
Annual. |
| Number of Awards |
Varies. |
| To Apply |
Application must be submit online; personal statement written by the candidate; one letter of reference from a faculty member in a supervisory role at the applicant’s institution; copy of the abstract submitted for presentation; must provide the abstract control number; curriculum vitae, including a complete bibliography. |
| Deadline |
November 16. |
| Contact |
Email: micr@aacr.org. |
| For more information |
http://www.aacr.org |