YY study grant call for proposals: deadline 15 October 2017

UICC's Fellowships & Workshops team is pleased to announce the second call for proposals for the 2017 Yamagiwa-Yoshida (YY) Memorial International Cancer Study Grants.

The YY Fellowships allow you to carry out research and significantly increase your knowledge and research skills, preparing you to better compete internationally. Please note that the application closing date is 15 October 2017.

Please find below some key information regarding the fellowship:

• 3 months International Fellowships with an award value of US$10,000 towards travel and living costs

• to initiate, set-up or pursue bilateral cancer research projects with collaborating investigators abroad
• to receive training in advanced experimental research methods and techniques
• to exchange complementary skills and material

Cancer investigators, including epidemiologists and public health professionals who: 

• hold a PhD (or equivalent degree) at least 2 years prior to the YY application closing date 
• are actively engaged in basic, translational or applied cancer research 
• have recent publications in international peer-reviewed literature

To find more details about this fellowship program, please visit our website here or email us on fellows@uicc.org

For detailed eligibility criteria and application procedure, please refer here.