Scientific Achievement Awards, Lectureships, and Prizes

Nominations Open January 1st, 2026

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Scientific Achievement Awards, please contact awards@aacr.org.

• AACR Award for Lifetime Achievement in Cancer Research
• AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Basic Cancer Research
• AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Blood Cancer Research
• AACR Award for Outstanding Achievement in Chemistry in Cancer Research
• AACR Daniel D. Von Hoff Award for Outstanding Contributions to Education and Training in Cancer Research
• AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research
• AACR Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities
• AACR James S. Ewing-Thelma B. Dunn Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pathology in Cancer Research
• AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research
• AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research
• AACR Team Science Award
• AACR-American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
• AACR-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology
• AACR-G.H.A. Clowes Award for Outstanding Basic Cancer Research
• AACR-Joseph H. Burchenal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Cancer Research
• AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research Jane Cooke Wright Lectureship
• AACR-Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship
• AACR-St. Baldrick's Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement in Pediatric Cancer Research
• AACR-Waun Ki Hong Award for Outstanding Achievement in Translational and Clinical Cancer Research
• AACR-Women in Cancer Research Charlotte Friend Lectureship
• Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research

Submission Deadline: December 8, 2025

• AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism – Submissions Closed

Abstract Submissions

• AACR Annual Meeting 2026 - Deadline: November 18, 2025
• 2026 AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research: Brain Cancer - Deadline: January 12, 2026
• 2026 AACR Special Conference in Breaking Barriers in the Fight Against Rare Cancers - Deadline: May 4, 2026

Educational Workshop Applications

Council Elections
Nominations Open!

• AACR-Associate Member Council (AMC)
• AACR-Minorities in Cancer Research (MICR) Council
• AACR-Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Council

Special Events at the Annual Meeting

• 21st Annual AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition (USCPC) at the AACR Annual Meeting
• Special Program for High School Students at the AACR Annual Meeting
• Women and Power Workshop: Building Personal Resilience and Responding Dynamically to Stressors Over Your Career Lifetime 

Scholar Award Applications

• 2026 Annual Meeting Scholar-in-Training Award
• 2026 Annual Meeting |  AACR-Undergraduate Scholar Award in Cancer Research 
• 2026 AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research: Brain Cancer | Scholar-in-Training Award Application 
• 2026 AACR Special Conference in Breaking the Barriers in the Fight Against Rare Cancers | Scholar-in-Training Award Application
• 2026 Annual Meeting | Women in Cancer Research (WICR Scholar Awards)
• 2026 Annual Meeting | AACR Early- Career Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Award
• 2026 Annual Meeting | Faculty Scholar in the Field of Cancer Research Awards

AACR On Campus - Best Poster Prize Competition

• AACR On Campus - Colombia (Bogota) - Deadline: January 15, 2026
• AACR On Campus - Colombia (Cali) - Deadline: January 15, 2026