CCTG is now accepting applications for the Frances A Shepherd Award

The Frances A Shepherd Award is for investigators or post-graduate trainees, traveling to present CCTG related work at major international meetings. Each award will be approximately $1000 and offered two to three times a year. Applicants who have had their research accepted for oral or poster presentation at an international scientific meeting and have not received another award to support their travel are eligible to apply. The application deadline will be set in the spring and fall to coincide with the major international cancer conferences.

Application Procedures

Each applicant must submit:

• Application cover page: describing how their research addresses the eligibility criteria: Application Cover Page
• Documentation that the abstract has been accepted for presentation
• A copy of the abstract
• Also include in your submission email the following information:
  • investigator/post-graduate trainee name and institution
  • contribution to the research to be presented
  • meeting information (name, location, date and type of presentation)
  • information on other awards received, or under consideration to support the investigator/post-graduate trainee giving the presentation

The spring application deadline is March 25, 2024 - Applications, including all relevant materials should be submitted via email to the attention of Tracey St. John with the heading: Frances Shepherd Award.

For more information please visit the Frances A Shepherd Award page.