Cancer Research UK has established a funding stream to support short-term training needs in a cancer-related field.Who are the Bursaries for?
Clinicians, nurses and those in professions allied to medicine
- To provide funding for short-term training needs (no more than 1-2 years in most cases)
- To encourage clinicians, nurses and those in professions allied to medicine to undertake research training in a cancer-related field
- To encourage Academic Clinical Fellows (UKCRC/MMC Integrated Academic Training Programme, i.e., 'Walport' post holders) to undertake research
- To allow clinicians or nurses to gain research experience before submitting applications for Clinical Research Training Fellowship (CRTF) or Nurse Research Training Fellowship (NRTF)
Group Leaders, Senior Fellowship holders, Principal Investigators
- To provide current Cancer Research UK researchers receiving long-term grant support or programme grant funding additional funds which allows them:
- To allow them or their postdoctoral scientists to visit a collaborating laboratory
- To invite their collaborators to visit their laboratory
- To support an undergraduate student project during the summer vacation
Medical schools
- To assist undergraduate medical students to take up a cancer related option during their elective period of study.
What bursaries are available?
Cancer Research UK offers the following bursaries:
- Research Bursaries for clinicians, nurses and those in professions allied to medicine to undertake short term research (12 months or less)
- MSc/Diploma Bursaries for cancer-relevant training courses
- Short Training Course Bursaries for those interested in oncology or transdisciplinary research training
- Collaborator Bursaries for current Cancer Research UK group leaders or grant holders to allow them or their postdoctoral scientists to visit a collaborating research group; or to invite a collaborator to visit their group
- Long Vacation Bursaries for Cancer Research UK group leaders or grant holders who would like to host an undergraduate student during the summer vacation
- Medical Elective Bursaries for medical schools to offer undergraduate medical students the opportunity to take up a cancer related elective.
Summary of application deadlines for 2008
| Type of bursary |
Deadline |
| Collaborator Bursaries |
22 February, 16 May and 3 October 2008 |
| Long Vacation Bursary |
22 February 2008 |
| Medical Elective Bursaries |
To be announced |
| MSc / Diploma Bursaries |
16 May 2008 |
| Research Bursaries for Clinicians and Professions Allied to
Medicine |
16 May 2008 and 3 October 2008 |
| Short Training Course Bursaries |
Applications accepted year round |
For further details including eligibility and an application pack (containing guidelines and application forms) for each of these schemes, see the appropriate link above.
For more information about the Bursaries scheme, email fellowships@cancer.org.uk stating clearly the bursary in which you are interested in the subject line.
