EACR Meeting Bursary: Application Form

EACR Meeting Bursary

ESMO Symposium on Signalling Pathways in Cancer 2018: Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs)

Organised by ESMO in partnership with the EACR

23 - 24 March 2018 || Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain

Up to 10 bursaries will be awarded to assist members of the European Association for Cancer Research to attend the symposium.The bursaries provide a registration and funds to support travel and accommodation.

Before filling in this Application Form, please carefully read the sections below. This will enable you to assess whether you areeligible to apply, and will help you to write your application.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must have held a valid membership of the EACR for at least three months prior to the application deadline.
  • Only members who are PhD students or who completed their PhD (or equivalent degree) less than ten years ago are eligible to apply. Exceptions may be made in the case of researchers who have had a professional break, such as illness or parental leave.

ApplicationGuidelines & Evaluation Process

Finance:All qualifying travel costs should be shown in the ‘financial breakdown’ section. This includes flights, transfers and accommodation, but does not include visa costs or meals. Please note that the EACR will register bursary winners for the symposium; registration costs should therefore not be included in your funding request.

Supervisor endorsement letter:Each application must be accompanied by a signed letter from theapplicant’s supervisor or team leader. This should reference the value to the researcher of attending the symposium, and should confirm the financial need of the applicant.

Evaluation:All applications will be evaluated fully. Bursaries will be awarded based on the strength of the application form, the necessity of financial support, thepotential research advancement through symposium attendance and with a view to prioritising support for early career researchers.We will also take into consideration whether you have received an EACR Meeting Bursary before.

Applying:Completed forms should be sent as a single PDF document along with the supervisor endorsement letter to the contact below. Applicants can expect to hear the result of evaluation within two weeks of the application deadline.

Application contact:Kathryn Wass –

Application deadline:Wednesday 18January2018

Application Form

  1. Personal Details

Full name:

EACR membership number:

Email address:

  1. Professional Details

Degrees (include date / expected date of completion and specialty):

Present position (include your current project and place of work):

Cancer research experience(brief summary – positions held including place and dates):

Relevant publications (authors, title, journal, page numbers, year):

  1. Bursary Details

Reason for applying:

Describe how receiving an EACR Meeting Bursary to attend this symposiumwill advance your research, and explain why you need financial support in order to attend. This should be approximately one page [500 words].

Total amount requested: €

Financial breakdown:

Include as much detail as possible, e.g. Round trip flights – LHR to BCN (British Airways)

Item / Cost (EUR)
TOTAL:

Guidance Notes:

  • Please include a full cost breakdown of the entire amount requested. You should include specific details of predicted costs and the source of the information.
  • Public transport should be used for airport transfers.
  • Prices should be quoted in Euros.
  • Inaccurate expenses information may affect the success of your application.
  • Please note that the EACR will register bursary winners for the Symposium; registration costs should therefore not be included in your funding request.
  • EACR operates a ‘best value’ policy so that we can use our bursary funds to help the maximum number of researchers. This means that we expect applicants to find the best value travel and accommodation possible.
  1. Signatures

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Applicant signature:

Supervisor signature:

Date:

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Application Checklist

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Eligibility requirements met?

All sections completed?

Supervisor endorsement letterattached?

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You are now ready to submit your application! Please send it by email to Kathryn Wass

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