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Grants program for palliative care
ESMO offers special grants for oncologists or oncology fellows seeking additional experience in palliative care research, allowing recipients to spend at least one month of observation and research at one of the ESMO Designated Centers of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care.
This program is supported by an unrestricted grant from the ESMO Foundation and/or Grünenthal GmbH.
- Selected participants receive a research grant amounting to maximum €5,000
- Recipients may decide the duration of the project based on their use of the funds
Requirements
- Candidates must
- be oncologists
- be current ESMO members (or must apply for membership)
- be proficient in English
- Candidate's supervisors in both host and home institute must be an ESMO Full or Associate member
- Application must include:
- Curriculum vitae
- Digital photo
- Detailed description of the planned program (including timeline and budget of the proposed observation/research program)
- Brief statement of candidate's goals and how he/she proposes to utilize the acquired techniques or knowledge in the home institute/country
- Name of selected host institute
- Letter of acceptance from the person responsible for the project at the host facility
- Letter of recommendation from the candidate's department head, mentioning the candidate's proficiency in English
- Submitting deadline 1 June 2008
Procedure
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Candidate applies for palliative care grant or, if not an ESMO member yet, applies for ESMO membership and grant |
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Applications are received and checked for completeness by the ESMO Head Office |
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Acceptable applications are reviewed by the ESMO Palliative Care Working Group |
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Grant recipients are chosen by the ESMO Palliative Care Working Group based on the originality and validity of the proposed project and its relevance to the field of oncology |
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The grant will be forwarded to the candidate upon receipt of her/his bank account number |
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The grant recipient makes her/his own travel and accommodation arrangements |
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The supervisor of the host institute monitors the progress of the research project and liaise with the ESMO Palliative Care Working Group |
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The grant recipient sends a detailed report at the end of the research project to the Chair of the ESMO Palliative Care Working Group for a short summary publication in the ESMO Newsletter and full publication on the ESMO Web site (maximum 1,500 words) | |
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