| Grant Amount | $ 50,000 USD |
Expected Number of
|
1 |
Grant Term |
1 Year(s) |
Start of Grant Term |
7/1/2016 |
Application Deadline |
12/16/2015 12:00:00 PM |
Application Deadline Time Zone |
Eastern Standard Time |
Decision Date |
2/2016 |
Additional Information |
Program Guidelines and Application Instructions are available in PDF format.
Grant recipient must attend the Grants Reception and Dinner (April 19, 2016), held during the AACR Annual Meeting 2016, and formally accept the grant. Grant funds may be used to support the grantee’s registration and attendance at this Annual Meeting. |
Description
This fellowship, funded by the Ocular Melanoma Foundation (OMF) in honor of Robert C. Allen, M.D., provides a one year grant of $50,000 to support the salary and benefits of the Fellow while working on mentored, ocular/uveal melanoma research. A partial amount of funds may be designated for non-personnel expenses, such as research/laboratory supplies, equipment, publication charges for manuscripts that pertain directly to the funded project, and other research expenses.
It is anticipated that one fellowship will be funded.
Research Project Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2016, applicants must have completed his or her most recent doctoral degree within the past five years and work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (including PhD, MD, DO, DC, ND, DDS, DVM, ScD, DNS, PharmD, or equivalent doctoral degree) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further terminal degree.
Applicants with a medical degree must have completed his or her most recent doctoral degree or medical residency – whichever date is later – within the past five years (time spent in medical specialty or subspecialty training is not considered part of medical residency and will be counted against the five-year window).
Employees or subcontractors of a U.S. government entity or for-profit private industry are not eligible.
Any individual who currently holds an active AACR grant may not apply. Past grantees may apply if they complied with all progress and financial report requirements.
Investigators may submit only one application for the AACR-Ocular Melanoma Foundation Fellowship but may concurrently apply for other AACR grants. However, applicants are expected to accept the first grant they are awarded. Individuals may accept and hold only one AACR grant at a time.
Investigators currently or previously holding the rank of instructor, adjunct professor, assistant professor, research assistant professor, the equivalent or higher are not eligible. Qualified researchers are invited to apply for an AACR Career Development Award.
Citizenship Requirements
AACR Membership Requirements
Application Instructions
Program Guidelines and Application Instructions are available in PDF format.
