AICR Investigator Initiated Research Grant - Early Career Subcategory
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
EARLY CAREER subcategory of Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program
This sub-category of the Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program is intended to support projects from Early Career investigators (within 36 months of first academic appointment). The priority for these awards is to help Early Career Investigators to rapidly address research questions.
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
- Science research
- Cancer
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