American Cancer Society (ACS) offers several 3-year awards to support the training and funding of researchers who have just received their doctorate. Applicants should be aiming to pursue an independent career in cancer research. Fellows will focus on improving health conditions, advocating health equity, and advancing cancer-related training, research, and treatment. Fellows will attend the ACS Postdoctoral Fellows Symposium or a domestic scientific meeting.
Eligibility & Requirements
Applicants must have obtained their doctoral degree within three years of applying. Application must be endorsed by applicant's mentor and head of the department in which training will be conducted. A plan of training must be formulated. Applicants must explicitly specify the following within the application: (1) Relevance to cancer generally and cancer disparities specifically. (2) How findings from the proposed research will substantially improve equity in access to cancer prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and/or treatment services. (3) How findings may be applied to more quickly advance efforts to reduce cancer burden or costs, improve quality of care or quality of life, and/or save more lives. Individuals who have held a Ph.D. or M.D. for more than 4 years at the time of application generally are not eligible for a Fellowship.
Academic Level
Postdoctoral Scholar.
Disciplines
Life Sciences. Health Sciences. Public Health. All fields related to cancer research, including basic, preclinical, clinical, cancer control, psycho-social, behavioral, epidemiology, health services and health policy research.
Agency
American Cancer Society (ACS)
Last Updated :: 08/08/2023
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