Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
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- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
- Amount
- $375,000
- Closes
- Apr 1, 2027 (in 155 days)
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Amount
$375,000
Who can apply
At the start of the grant term (July 1, 2027), applicants must: Have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field. Hold a faculty position with the title of assistant professor, instructor, research assistant professor, or the equivalent. If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of submission and CANNOT be contingent upon receiving this grant…
About this opportunity
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation-AACR Career Development Awards represent a joint effort to support early-career investigators to conduct basic, translational, clinical, or population-based research with direct applicability and relevance to breast cancer. The grants provide $375,000 over three years for expenses related to the research project, which may include salary and benefits of the grant recipient and any collaborator, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, graduate students (including tuition costs associated with graduate students’ education and training), research assistants; research/laboratory supplies; equipment; publication charges for manuscripts that pertain directly to the funded project; and other research expenses.