American Cancer Society DICRIDG Grant

About this Grant

The funding will go toward four areas: pilot grants for faculty who are in the early years of their tenure track; support for clinical scientists’ research and training; and offerings of two postdoctoral fellowships and six master’s scholarships over the length of the grant program. Other funding earmarked for the center itself will support the mentoring of junior faculty, clinician scientists, and other early career scientists, travel to conferences for BCCC-CURE researchers, plus trainings and seminars on different areas of cancer research. It will also support the launch of the BCCC-CURE Molecular Modeling Laboratory for Cancer Therapeutics.

Subawards

Send applications by the due date to: BCCC-CURE@brooklyn.cuny.edu. Send inquiries to MariaContel@brooklyn.cuny.edu.

1. Pilot Grants (PDF). Deadline: March 15, 2026, 5 p.m.
2. Clinical Scientist (PDF). No longer taking applications
3. Postdoctoral Fellows (PDF). No longer taking applications
4. Masters Scholars (PDF).  Deadline: November 15, 2026 , 5 p.m. Potential mentors for Masters Scholars: Cheryl Carmichael, Xinyin Jiang, Florence Lui, Laura Reigada, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky.
5. ACS-BCCC-CURE Summer Internships for Undergraduate Underrepresented Students (see below).

Summer Internships for Undergraduate Underrepresented Students

The ACS-BCCC-CU Summer Internships for Undergraduate Underrepresented Students (summers of 2024, 2025, and 2026) is a supplement grant to the generous BCCC-CURE American Cancer Society Cancer Research Grant (2023-2026).

Selected students will get:

• Cancer research experience with a BCCC Principal Investigator during the summer (10 weeks, full-time, $5,000 stipend)
• Mentoring and support throughout the summer and academic semesters afterward
• Professional development and career advice opportunities during the internship and afterward

Application requirements

1. Be a full-time Brooklyn College student
2. GPA of at least 2.70
3. Be a United States citizen or permanent resident (documents will be required if selected for the positions)
4. Be a member of a group that is underrepresented in biomedical research, including, but not limited to: a racial or ethnic minority group; individuals with disabilities; individuals from a family below the established low-income threshold; or individuals from an underperforming urban high school. (details included in the application form)
5. Identify a BCCC-CURE mentor willing to mentor the student (cancer research project) *List of potential mentors:
   • Biology: Murat Cevher, Mara Schvarzstein, Anjana Saxena, Shaneen Singh
   • Chemistry/Biochemistry: Maria Contel, Emilio Gallicchio, Ankit Jain, Aneta Mieszawska, Ryan Murelli, Mariana Torrente, Guillermo Gerona-Navarro
   • Psychology: Florence Lui (Clinician Scientist – must be a Mandarin speaker)
   • Health and Nutrition Sciences: Garumma Feyissa, Margrethe Horlyck-Romanovsky, Xinyin Jiang
   • Computer Sciences: Sheena Philogene

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS and Deadlines

• To check eligibility please complete this questionnaire by January 30, 2026. This is needed before submitting applications!
• Application deadline: March 15, 2026.
• Please send a complete application package as a single PDF to Prof. Jennifer Basil (Biology Department) at JBasil@brooklyn.cuny.edu

More Information

• For questions, please contact the grant principal investigator Prof. Maria Contel (Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry) at MariaContel@brooklyn.cuny.edu
• Slides from 10.21.2025 information session.