AACR-Kids Beating Cancer Margaret Guedes Monosomy 7 Legacy Cancer Research Grant

The AACR-Kids Beating Cancer Margaret Guedes Monosomy 7 Legacy Cancer Research Grant provides research funding to accelerate progress toward improved outcomes for patients with monosomy 7 and related high-risk cytogenetic subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The grant supports basic, translational, clinical, and population sciences projects that address unmet needs such as disease mechanisms, therapeutic vulnerabilities, biomarkers, relapse, treatment response, and survivorship. It is open to independent investigators with relevant doctoral degrees working at academic, medical, or research institutions worldwide. The total award is $300,000 provided over three years.

$300,000 research funding disbursed over three years to support project costs and research activities.

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (PhD, MD, MD/PhD, or equivalent) and be independent (non-mentored) investigators at the start of the grant term (April 1, 2027). Applicants must work at an academic, medical, or research institution and cannot be candidates for a further doctoral degree, employees or subcontractors of a U.S. federal government entity or for-profit private industry, nor concurrently hold another AACR grant. By the submission deadline, applicants must be AACR Active members in good standing.

Submit an online application via the ProposalCentral website; applicants must read Program Guidelines and Application Instructions and be AACR Active members in good standing by the submission deadline.