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Research We Fund: Extramural Discovery Science
- Discovery Boost Grants (DBG)
- Arizona (AZ) Discovery Boost Grants (DBG)
- Mission Boost Grants (MBG)
- Research Scholar Grants
- Postdoctoral Fellowships
- Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)
- ASTRO-ACS Clinician Scientist Development Grant (CSDG)
- Institutional Research Grants
- RFA: Leukemia Exploration and Prevention Grant Program (LEAP)
- RFA: ACS IMPACT - Expanding Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials in the Community
- RFA: Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award
- RFA: Cancer Health Equity Research Centers
- IMPACT RFA to Support Research to Reduce Prostate Cancer Mortality
- RFA: Real-World Data Impact Award (RWIA)
- TheoryLab Collaborative (TLC) Grant
- RFA: The Role of Health Policy and Health Insurance in Improving Access to and Performance of Cancer Prevention, Early Detection, and Treatment Services
- ACS Professor Award
- Extramural Grants Department Staff Contacts
- Definition of Research Areas
- FAQs: ACS Extramural Discovery Science and Grant Application Submissions
- Extramural Priority Research Areas
- Our Grant Process
- American Cancer Society Research Events
- Peer Review Committee for DNA Mechanisms in Cancer (DMC)
- Peer Review Committee for Immunology and Blood Cell Development (IBCD)
- Peer Review Committee for RNA Mechanisms in Cancer (RMC)
- Peer Review Committee for Tumor Biochemistry and Endocrinology (TBE)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Cell Biology (CCB)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Detection and Progression (CDP)
- Peer Review Committee for Experimental Therapeutics (ET)
- Peer Review Committee for Metastasis and Microenvironment (MM)
- Peer Review Committee for Cancer Prevention and Health Promotion (CPHP)
- Peer Review Committee for Treatment, Palliative Care, and Survivorship Research
- Peer Review Committee for Etiology, Screening, and Early Detection (ESED)
- Peer Review Committee for Healthcare Outcomes, Policy, and Systems Research (HOPS)
- ACS Professor Peer Review Committee
- Peer Review Committee for Institutional Research Grants (IRG)
- Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (PF-MBB)
- Cell Biology and Immunology (PF-CBI)
- Cancer Detection and Experimental Therapeutics (PF-CDET)
- Clinical and Population Sciences (PF-CPS)
- Peer Review Committee for Mission Boost Grants
- Discovery Scientific Council
- Community Research Partner Participation on Grant Peer Review Committees
- American Cancer Society Professors
- Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society
Definition of Research Areas
The American Cancer Society classifies the research and training grants into Areas of Research, a common language developed as a partner with the International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP). The Common Scientific Outline or 'CSO', is a classification system organized around seven broad areas of scientific interest in cancer research:
- Biology
- Etiology (causes of cancer)
- Prevention
- Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis
- Treatment
- Cancer Control, Survivorship, and Outcomes Research
- Scientific Model Systems
The Current Investment by Areas of Research shows the American Cancer Society research investment for a specific year. The Areas of Research classification is complemented by a standard coding scheme for types of cancer.
Together, the ICRP tools lay a framework to improve coordination among research organizations, making it possible to compare and contrast the research portfolios of public, non-profit, and governmental research agencies.
Information about the International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP) is provided on their website. On the ICRP website are the detailed definitions of the Areas of Research [or the Common Scientific Outline (CSO)]. You can use the online database to search the ICRP grants by type of cancer and other criteria.