Aug 22, 2025, 07:53

American Cancer Society: High School Cancer Research Program

Seed funding for U.S. institutions to create summer research experiences that expose high school students to cancer research and STEM careers.

Eligibility Criteria:

U.S.-based 501(c)(3) academic/research institution with accredited programs and an active cancer research enterprise.
One application per institution.
PI must be full-time faculty (Assistant–Full Professor) with mentoring/admin experience.
Strict tobacco-industry funding exclusion for PI and named mentors.
Subcontracts permitted, but not to entities outside the U.S. or its territories.

Funding Details:

Up to USD 25,000 for 1 year.
Includes USD 500 per student (up to 20 students) and up to USD 10,000 for staff, program management, and career-development/networking.
No indirect costs.

Deadline:

April 1 and October 15 (11:59 p.m. ET); rolls to next business day if on a weekend/holiday.

Where to Go for Further Information:

Apply via ProposalCentral (search “American Cancer Society — Center for Innovation in Cancer Research Training”).
Questions: [email protected].

ACS training grants American Cancer Society cancer research training high school program mentored-research no indirect costs (some) OncoDaily post-baccalaureate fellows proposalCENTRAL tobacco funding policy undergraduate internship workforce development

Neil Ranasinghe: What’s the Difference Between a Clinician and a Technical Writer?

LOCKTAC Molecular Glues Are Changing the Rules of Drug Discovery - Amgen

Top 10 Immunotherapy Trials in Lung Cancer to Watch at ESMO 2025

FDA has Granted Full Market Approval for Papzimeos - NIH

Kirsty Duncan։ Thirty-two Months Into Fighting Cancer...