Travel Award
The application deadline of the Current Oncology Travel Award is extended. Entries will be accepted until 15 January 2026. We are looking forward to applications from all over the world.
The Current Oncology Travel Award was launched in 2021 and it is presented every year to encourage junior scientists to present their latest research at academic conferences in the field of clinical oncology, which helps to grow their profile. The application process is open from May to December every year and winners are announced by the end of February the following year.
The Prize:
– CHF 500;
– A certificate.
Number of Winners: 2
Current Oncology Travel Award
Application deadline: 15 January 2026
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Winner announcement: 31 March 2026
Eligibility and Requirements
– Postdoctoral fellows, PhD students, or research fellows or clinical medical staff in their first 3 years of practice;– Plans to attend an international conference in 2026 (oral presentation or poster).
List of Documents for Application
– Information of the conference the applicant is planning to attend and the abstract that will be submitted;– Curriculum Vitae and list of publications;
– Justification letter describing the focus of the research (max. 800 words);
– Letter of recommendation from the supervisor, research director, or department head, which also confirms the applicant’s status.
Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Caterina De Rosa
University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
Ignacio Catala Vilaplana
Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Award Committee
Prof. Shahid Ahmed
Chairperson
Saskatoon Cancer Center, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan
Prof. Masayoshi Yamaguchi
University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Prof. Dr. Jörg Kleeff
Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Prof. Margaret I Fitch
Bloomerg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Winner
Darren Haywood
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Melissa Bolier
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Award Committee
Prof. Shahid Ahmed
Chairperson
Saskatoon Cancer Center, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan
Prof. Dr. Matthias May
Department of Urology. St. Elisabeth Hospital Straubing. Germany
Prof. Masayoshi Yamaguchi
University of Hawaii Cancer Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dr. Jörg Kleeff
Winner
Antonio D'Alessio
Imperial College London
Eleonora Lai
Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
Award Committee
Dr. Sharlene Gill
Chairperson
BC Cancer
Prof. Gavin C Stuart
University Of British Columbia
Prof. Margaret I Fitch
Bloomerg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
Dr. David Allan
Winner
Xiyin Wang
Mayo Clinic
Sneha Sethi
Postdoctoral fellow, Adelaide Dental School
Award Committee
Dr. Sharlene Gill
Chairperson
BC Cancer
Dr. Jörg Kleeff
Prof. Dr. Seigo Nakamura
Showa University School of Medicine
