Scholarship Finder

Scholarship Finder
AACR Annual Meeting Scholar-in-Training Award
Organization
American Association for Cancer Research
615 Chestnut St., 17th Fl.
Philadelphia, PA 19106-4404
Phone Number (215)440-9300
Emails aacr@aacr.org
Level of Study Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Degree
Professional Development
Award Type Scholarship
Purpose To offer the Global Scholar-in-Training Awards (GSITA) to eligible early-career investigators in countries building cancer research capacities who wish to participate in the AACR Annual Meeting.
Focus Medical research.
Qualifications Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of a Global Scholar-in-Training Award eligible country and must currently reside in one of those countries; applicants must also be residing and conducting research in an eligible country at the time of the AACR Annual Meeting current year; citizens or permanent residents of an eligible country who are currently employed or pursuing training in a non-eligible country will not be considered; applicants must be the first author and presenter of an abstract submitted for presentation at the AACR Annual Meeting; applicants must be a full-time graduate student currently engaged in doctoral research, resident, or clinical or postdoctoral fellow; applicants must be proficient in English (writing and speaking); applicants cannot be employees or subcontractors of for-profit private industry; applicants must be a Student or Associate Member of the AACR in good standing; applicants who are completing a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or other international undergraduate medical degree equivalent to an advanced medical degree in the United States must be Student Members in good standing; Previous Global Scholar-in-Training Award and African Cancer Research Travel Award recipients are not eligible.
Criteria Selection will be based on the merit of the proffered papers presented at the AACR Annual Meeting.
Duration Annual.
Number of Awards Varies.
To Apply Applicants will be asked to submit the title, body and control number of the abstract submitted to the AACR Annual Meeting via the online abstract submission process; a CV (including a list of publications); a personal statement that describes that describes their research areas and interests, reasons for attending this conference, and long-term career aspirations.
Deadline November 16.
Contact Email: globaltravelawards@aacr.org.
For more information http://www.aacr.org