- Prize Amount – $5,000
- Deadline – December 08, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Applications are now open for the AACR June L. Biedler Prize to recognize and showcase outstanding examples of cancer journalism by individual professional journalists.
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The purpose of the prize is to raise awareness of the media’s critical role in educating the public about cancer, cancer research, cancer advocacy, or cancer policy. The prize provides an unrestricted cash award of $5,000 and a commemorative award. Awardees will be able to accept the prize during the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 in San Diego, April 17-22, 2026.
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An applicant can submit in any of the following categories: Print and Online, which includes newspapers, magazines, and online/multimedia; and Broadcast, which includes television, radio, and podcasts. Each submission may only be considered for one category as selected by the candidate in his or her application form.
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Eligibility:
- The prize is open to professional journalists working in print, broadcast, and online platforms that target the general public.
- Candidacy is open to journalists whose primary audience is the lay public.
- Submissions must be original, published or broadcast between December 1, 2024, and November 30, 2025, and must be in or accurately translated into English.
- The submission must enhance the public’s understanding of cancer, cancer research, cancer advocacy, or cancer policy.
- While the prize honors individual journalists, up to two co-contributors can be included, who will share the cash prize and each receive a commemorative award. Institutions and organizations are not eligible for the prize.
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