Travel Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that Cancers will be granting the Travel Award to two junior scientists. The applications will be assessed by an Evaluation Committee consisting of senior scholars from the Cancers Editorial Board. 

This award provides financial support for the winners to attend an international conference in the field of oncology to be held in 2025, in order to hold a presentation, present a poster, or both.

Candidate Requirements:
– Postdoctoral fellows or PhD students.
– Plans to attend an international conference in 2025 (oral presentation or poster).

Required Application Documents:
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted.
– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words).
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status as a postdoctoral fellow/PhD student.

The winners (two awardees) will each be awarded CHF 800 and a certificate.

Please submit your applications for the Cancers 2025 Travel Award online by 30 September 2024. Prizes will be awarded at the end of December 2024 and announced on the Cancers website.

Kind regards,
Cancers Editorial Office

 
Cancers 2025 Travel Award
 
Application deadline: 30 September 2024
Winner announcement: 31 December 2024
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Luca Falzone
Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Italysity

Award Committee

Dr. Samuel Mok Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Prof. Anderson Joseph Ryan
Dr. Gnanasekar Munirathinam
University of Illinois
Dr. Aamir Ahmad
Hamad Medical Corporation

Winner

Micol Baronio
European Institute of Oncology (IEO)
Vasiliki Liaki
Spanish National Cancer Research Center

Award Committee

Dr. Samuel Mok Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Aamir Ahmad
Hamad Medical Corporation
Prof. Ajay Singh
USA Mitchell Cancer Institute
Dr. Lisardo Boscá
CSIC
Prof. Dr. Stefan Burdach

Winner

Diego de Miguel Perez
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Luigi Russo
Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Award Committee

Dr. Samuel Mok Chairman
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Prof. KONSTANTINOS BAXEVANIS
ST SAVAS CANCER HOSPITAL
Dr. Federico Cappuzzo
Dr. Fabrizio Bianchi
Fondazione IRCCS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
Prof. Raffaele Capasso
University of Naples Federico II
Dr. Alan Hutson
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Prof. Claudio Luparello
University

Winner

Cecilia Leung
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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