AACR-QuadW Foundation Sarcoma Research Fellowship in Memory of Willie Tichenor

Grant opportunity

Application deadline: 18 Nov 2025

Institute: American Association for Cancer Research
Country: Worldwide
More information: https://www.aacr.org/grants/the-aacr-quadw-foundation-fellowship-for-clinical-translational-sarcoma-research/

The AACR-QuadW Foundation Sarcoma Research Fellowship in Memory of Willie Tichenor represents a joint effort to encourage and support a postdoctoral or clinical research fellow to conduct translational or clinical sarcoma research and to establish a successful career path in this field.

The fellowship provides a one-year grant of $60,000 to support the salary and benefits of the fellow while working on a mentored sarcoma research project. Funds may also be designated for non-personnel expenses, such as research/laboratory supplies, equipment, publication charges for manuscripts that pertain directly to the funded project, and other research expenses. However, grant funds cannot be used to compensate for clinical practice with patients or for indirect costs.

Scope
Research projects must be translational or clinical in nature and must have direct applicability and relevance to sarcoma.

Proposed research projects should be aimed toward developing personalized, therapeutic options for the treatment of sarcoma patients.

Investigators using novel experimental tools and techniques geared toward better understanding of sarcoma in an effort to elucidate the mechanisms of currently available therapies and/or to identify new therapeutic targets are encouraged to apply.

Emphasis will be placed on proposals involving research with immediate clinical applications, including those with predictive biomarker studies.

Eligibility
Applicants must have a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) in a related field and not currently be a candidate for a further doctoral degree.

At the start of the grant term on July 1, 2026, applicants must:

• Hold a mentored research position with the title of postdoctoral fellow, clinical research fellow, or the equivalent
  • If eligibility is based on a future position, the position must be confirmed at the time of submission, and CANNOT be contingent upon receiving this grant
  • If the future position is at a different institution than the applicant’s current institution, the applicant must contact the AACR’s Research and Grants Administration Department before submitting their application for information on additional verification materials/signatures that may be required.
• Have completed their most recent doctoral degree within the past five years (i.e., degree cannot have been conferred before July 1, 2021; the formal date of receipt of doctoral degree is the date the degree was conferred, as indicated on the diploma and/or transcript)
  • Applicants with a medical degree must have completed their most recent doctoral degree or medical residency - whichever date is later - within the past five years.
• Work under the auspices of a mentor at an academic, medical, or research institution anywhere in the world.
• Applicants must be AACR members in good standing (dues paid for the current year). Annual dues are not required for early-career researchers interested in Associate membership, or for members located in countries building cancer research capacities. Nonmembers interested in this grant opportunity must submit a satisfactory application for AACR membership by the letter of intent deadline. Nonmembers can apply for membership online.

The deadline to submit your application is 13:00 EST on 18 November 2025. Click the link above to find out more. 

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