Grants to help fund high scoring, but currently unfunded, early-stage researchers.
The American Cancer Society has introduced the Catalyst Awards, offering up to $8 million in funding to early-stage investigators and Postdoctoral Fellows in the United States. These awards aim to "catalyze" high scoring, but currently unfunded, research projects previously submitted to ACS or the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Each award provides $150,000 in direct costs for one year, helping researchers continue their work and reapply for grants.
“We are so proud to announce the Catalyst awards and Post Doctoral Fellowship grants. The American Cancer Society has a longstanding commitment to fund impactful cancer research and invest in scientists, often early on in their careers,” said Dr. William Dahut, chief scientific officer. “We recognize that there has been a decrease in available funding for cancer research, resulting in a surplus of innovative and potentially impactful research projects that have gone unfunded, so we’re excited to be able to support these important investigations.”
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for a Catalyst award, the applicant must clearly articulate and justify the need for the grant. ACS encourages applications in all areas of cancer research; special consideration will be given to those addressing ACS priorities of:
- Prevention, screening, early detection, and cancer recurrence
- Health care implementation, the uptake of evidence-based cancer care, and survivorship
- Improving mortality from prostate cancer
- Improving equitable access to care and reducing cancer disparities
- Bench to bedside translation
To be eligible for a Catalyst award, the principal investigator must have a doctoral degree, work at an academic institution in the US or eligible non-profit and have an independent faculty appointment (or equivalent position).
All application materials, including full criteria, can be found on ProposalCentral and eligible applicants will be given access to the materials by ACS. The application deadline is Sept. 9, 2024.
Post Doctoral Fellowship awards will be selected from the pool of applicants who submitted to ACS for grants in the fall of 2023 or spring of 2024.
All grants will be handed out no later than January 1, 2025.
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