Featured Grants
Mission Boost Grants
What they're for: Mission Boost Grants are specifically for the translation of research to human testing.
Who can apply: Current and past American Cancer Society (ACS) grantees
Funding Amount: 2 stages of funding, totaling $240K to $600K
1st Step: Letter of Intent (LOI)
Announcement: NEW RFA for Melanoma Metastasis Research
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) have partnered to support research by requesting grant applications involving interdisciplinary teams to better understand and manage metastasis of melanoma and other types of cancer.
A total of $2 million committed equally by ACS and MRA will be used to fund 2 Team Awards at $1 million over a 3-year term.
A Letter of Intent (LOI) is required. The LOI Deadline is January 16, 2019. See details.
Grant Types
The American Cancer Society (ACS) awards research grants and fellowships to promising early-career scientists with unique hypotheses for cancer prevention and study, fostering the next generation of cancer research and creating a strong foundation of preliminary evidence to make scientific advancements. We also sponsor grants in support of training for health professionals seeking to develop their clinical expertise and/or their ability to conduct independent research.
See all grant types: Find information on ACS grants for independent investigators, mentored training and career development, health professional training, professorships, special initiatives, and international programs.
Definitions of Research Areas
The American Cancer Society classifies the research and training grants into Areas of Research, a common language developed as a partner with the International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP).
Peer Review Process
Grant applications are ranked on the basis of merit by one of several discipline-specific Peer Review Committees. Each committee is composed of 12 to 25 scientific advisors, or peers, who are experts in their fields. The Council for Extramural Grants, a committee of senior scientists, recommends funding based on the relative merit of the applications, the amount of available funds, and the American Cancer Society's objectives. The Council and all Peer Review Committees include "stakeholders," people with a personal interest in cancer, as full voting members. Stakeholders improve the review process by bringing the perspective of dedicated and impartial volunteers. See Step-by-Step: ACS Research Grant Funding to learn more.
Grant Reporting Forms
To streamline the grant administration process, an electronic post award management system, Altum proposalCentral, has been added. The site is used to upload all requests for grant changes and related documents, and required reports (deliverables). The site houses all reports, requests, and correspondence pertaining to a grant and is accessible to both ACS program staff and grantees.