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Best PhD Thesis Award
Launched in 2021, the Cancers Best PhD Thesis Award is to recognize young scholars for producing outstanding PhD theses in the field of oncology, and to encourage the continuation of their outstanding work and further contribution to their field. The application process for this award is open from November to May every year and winners are announced in July.
The Prize:
–CHF 800;
–A certificate
–A voucher to waive the Article Processing Charges (APCs) for one submission in the journal (subject to peer review)— valid for one year.
Number of Winners: 2
Cancers Best PhD Thesis Award
Eligibility and Requirements
–The candidate must be a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced an outstanding PhD thesis;
–The PhD thesis must be their original work;
–The PhD thesis must be defended between 1 June 2025 and 31 May 2026.
Required Application Documents
–An executive summary of the PhD thesis in English of around 3000 words;
–A letter from the PhD supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
–The candidate’s CV, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
–An electronic copy of the PhD thesis;
–A scanned copy of the PhD diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a PhD student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).
Past Winners
- FMFilipa MartinsFilipa MartinsUniversidade NO VA de Lisboa, Portugal
- LTLuca TiraboschiLuca TiraboschiIRCCS Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital, Italy
Samuel MokSamuel MokUT MD Anderson Cancer CenterChairman
Maxim BerezovskiMaxim Berezovski
Mukund SeshadriMukund Seshadri
Maria GazouliMaria GazouliSchool of Medicine, Univ of Athens- ACAlfred ChengAlfred ChengThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
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