ACS Postdoctoral Fellowship
American Cancer Society (ACS) · Nonprofit
Source: American Cancer Society (ACS) (curated) · View original posting ↗
Two cycles per year, with standing June 1 and December 1 application deadlines (next: December 1, 2026).
- AwardWhat a single award can be worth — the funder's published per-award amount or floor–ceiling range.
- Up to $216K
- DeadlineFinal application due date.
- Dec 1, 2026
- Letter of intentDue date for the letter of intent (a short pre-application some funders require or request before the full proposal).
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- MechanismNIH activity code — the grant type (R01 research project, R21 exploratory, K series career development, F series fellowship, …).
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- DurationMaximum project period for a single award.
- 3 yr
- Expected awardsHow many awards the funder anticipates making under this opportunity.
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- Funding cycleHow often the program accepts applications (annual, multiple cycles per year, rolling, or one-time).
- Recurring (annual)
- Open dateWhen applications open (or opened).
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- Total fundingThe overall pool the funder expects to commit across ALL awards under this opportunity — not what one project receives.
- $216K total
- Clinical trialWhether proposed projects must, may, or must not include a clinical trial.
- Not allowed
Research areas
Auto-classified from the title and description (keyword-based) — may be imperfect.
Description
Stipend support for postdoctoral fellows in their first years of cancer-research training under an established mentor: $66,000/$68,000/$70,000 across up to three years plus a $4,000/year allowance. Eligibility is limited to within three years of the doctorate. Curated entry; verify current terms at the program page.
This funder has no public API, so the entry is manually curated — confirm current amounts, deadlines, and eligibility on the source page.