RESEARCH

NEW!  The Research Resource

In working to further progress in cancer research, Friends of Cancer Research has compiled a list of cancer research related grants available on the web.  Please click on the link to view details of the grants offered by each organization below.

American Association for Cancer Research
American Cancer Society
American Institute for Cancer Research
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Cancer Research Institute
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
Joan’s Legacy
Kidney Cancer Association
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Skin Cancer Foundation
The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

1. American Association for Cancer Research

• Funding provided to junior faculty at the level of Assistant Professor, Instructor, Research Assistant Professor, Postdoctoral fellows or clinical fellows in the 3rd, 4th, or 5th, year of by the start of the grant term and Junior faculty from countries where opportunities for scientific advancement are limited

 2. American Cancer Society

•  Independent Investigators- Preclinical, Clinical and Epidemiology Research, Cancer Control: Psychosocial and Behavioral Research, Cancer Control: Health Services and Health Policy Research, Beginning and Senior Investigators (ROG), Institutional Research Grants for junior investigators
• Mentored Training and Career Development Grants- Postdoctoral Fellowships, Mentored Research Scholar Grant in Applied and Clinical Research, Primary Care Physicians, Physician Training Awards in Preventive Medicine, Doctoral Training Grants in Oncology Social Work, Master's Training Grants in Clinical Oncology Social Work, Doctoral Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing, Master's Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing

 3. American Institute for Cancer Research

Investigator-Initiated Grants

• Grant for new research specific to dietary influence on cancer

Post Doctoral Grant Awards

• Grant provided to beginning investigators
• Supports innovative research on cancer prevention, etiology or treatment by dietary or nutritional methods

Matching Grants

• Funds research projects with matching support from for-profit corporations
• Research in diet, nutrition and cancer

 The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund, Inc

• Funds basic and translational ovarian cancer research
• Emphasis on early detection, prevention, molecular therapeutics, cancer biology and genetics

4. American Society of Clinical Oncology

• Oncology research with direct patient-orientated focus
• Young Investigator Award or Clinical Research Career Development Awards

5. Cancer Research Institute

Investigator Award Program

• Granted to an assistant professor undertaking first independent investigation in cancer immunology or general immunology

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

• Supports qualified young scientists at leading universities and research centers
• Cancer immunology or general immunology research

Designated Grants Program

• AIDS Program- Research in AIDS effect on immune system
• Concern Foundation Program- Non-specific cancer research
• Gar Reichman Program- Funds research specific to leukemia and blood-related diseases

 6. Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation

 7. Joan’s Legacy

• Institutional lung cancer research.
• Specific research in genetic basis and biology of bronchoalveolar carcinoma and therapeutic approaches for treatment

 8. Kidney Cancer Association

·          Kidney cancer research by young investigators

  9. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

• Research specific to leukemia and lymphoma

 10. The Skin Cancer Foundation

• Skin cancer research
• Basic research, clinical studies, and educational programs

 11. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

• The foundation funds breast health and cancer research