AACR-Lustgarten Foundation Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
AACR-Lustgarten Foundation Career Development Award for Pancreatic Cancer Research, in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg supports early-career faculty research to understand, detect, diagnose, or treat pancreatic cancer.
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Funder: American Association for Cancer Research
Due Dates: November 20, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time (Submission) | February 2027 (Notification) | July 1, 2027 (Grant starts)
Funding Amounts: $300,000 USD over three years
Summary: Supports early-career faculty conducting research directly relevant to understanding, detecting, diagnosing, or treating pancreatic cancer.
Key Information: Applicants must meet AACR Active membership and Women in Cancer Research constituency membership requirements by submission.
Description
This award is a joint initiative of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Lustgarten Foundation. It honors Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy of advancing gender equality while battling pancreatic cancer. The program supports the development and diversity of promising early-career research talent, particularly female investigators, with scientific priorities aligned to the Lustgarten Foundation’s mission.
Supported projects may involve basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences research with direct relevance to pancreatic cancer. Researchers already working in pancreatic cancer and investigators bringing promising ideas from other cancer or biomedical research fields are invited to apply. Grantees also have opportunities to interact or collaborate with Lustgarten Foundation-funded investigators and laboratories and leading investigators in the AACR grantee community.
