Emerging Cancer Scholar Award in Brain Tumour Research

Objective:

The award aims to enable faculty members of the Calgary Brain Tumour Program to recruit and retain outstanding PhD/MSc students to train them to become leading brain tumour researchers.

The Calgary Brain Tumour Research Program is focused on the following strategic areas:

• Understanding the molecular drivers and causes of brain tumour initiation, progression, and treatment resistance in order to identify new targets for brain cancer;
• Identifying novel brain cancer treatment strategies for translation to clinical trials; and
• Developing the next generation of scientists and clinical fellows focused on brain cancer.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applications are open to:

• Prospective or current full-time PhD/MSc students at the University of Calgary, supervised by a current or prospective member of the Calgary Brain Tumour Program
• Applicants must be accepted into a full-time MSc or PhD program at the University of Calgary under the supervision of a full member of the Calgary Brain Tumour Program

Additional Requirements:

• Award recipients and their supervisors must become members of the Calgary Brain Tumour Program and the Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute, adhering to all membership guidelines.
• Applicants must not have previously received funding through the Calgary Brain Tumour Program Scholars Award.
   

Number of Awards: 1 award per year, subject to available funding

Duration: Two years

Full award details and application instructions can be found in the Award Guide.