Description

The American Cancer Society and the American Association for Cancer Research established this Award in 1992 to recognize outstanding research accomplishments in the fields of cancer epidemiology, biomarkers, and prevention.

Requirements

- Candidacy is open to all cancer researchers who are affiliated with any institution involved in cancer research, cancer medicine, or cancer-related biomedical science anywhere in the world. Such institutions include those in academia, industry, or government.

- The Award will be presented to an individual investigator.

- Institutions or organizations are not eligible for the Award.

Documentation

Applicants should submit the following documentation:

1) Nomination Letter Must:

- be addressed to the Selection Committee; be written in English; and not exceed 1,000 words;

- specify the AACR Award for which the candidate is being nominated;

- contain a concise description of the candidate's outstanding cancer research accomplishments in the fields of epidemiology, biomarkers, and prevention, with the publications supporting these accomplishments directly referenced within the letter;

- contain a concise description of the impact of these accomplishments on the field; and

- be signed with a handwritten signature by the nominator(s).

2) Candidate's CV. The candidate's curriculum vitae in English, including a complete list of the candidate's publications. Word and PDF formatted files will be accepted.

3) Summary Statement. A statement, no more than 50 words, summarizing the candidate's research accomplishments for which he or she is being nominated

Prize

The winner will receive an honorarium of $5,000, give an award lecture and receive support for the winner and a guest to attend the AACR Annual Meeting.

Terms

In case of interest, please contact with Research Management Department until 9th August 2017.

Nominations must be emailed to awards@aacr.org.