AICR Investigator-Initiated Research Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://www.aicr.org/research/grant-programs/investigator-initiated/)._
Overview
Our Mission:
We champion the latest and most authoritative scientific research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can help people make informed lifestyle choices to reduce their cancer risk.
AICR Investigator-Initiated Research Grant
Our Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program welcomes proposals from Independent Investigators addressing the impact of modifiable lifestyle exposures on cancer risk and outcomes.
AICR’s Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program is dedicated to funding research on cancer prevention, treatment, and survival related to modifiable lifestyle factors including diet, nutrition, body composition, and physical activity but also additional modifiable lifestyle exposures, such as sleep and stress.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
What American Institute for Cancer Research actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $1.22M
- Median grant
- $165K
- Range
- $82K–$375K
- By dollars: North Carolina 31%, Pennsylvania 14%, Massachusetts 14%. Top recipient cities: Chapel Hill, NC; Philadelphia, PA; Boston, MA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Public Health Foundation Inc · Chapel Hill, NC
Research
$375K
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA
Research
$167K
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA
Research
$165K
Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN
Research
$165K
St Jude Children's Research Hospital · Memphis, TN
Research
$165K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Cancer
- Science research
- Nutrition
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