ftc London
Fellowship in Cancer Research
The ftc London Cancer Research Fellowship is a single
award of £7,500 granted to enable a postdoctoral
scientist, clinician or allied professional, active
in cancer research, to spend a minimum of three months
in the US conducting research in the field of cancer.
Proposals which include Health Service research will
be particularly welcomed. The award may begin at any
time between August 2007 and the end of April 2008.
Deadline
The
deadline for application for ftc London Fellowship
in Cancer Research for academic year 2007/08 is 2nd
March 2007.
Selection Criteria
• Candidates must be EU citizens normally resident
in the UK.
• Candidates holding, or entitled to hold, American
citizenship are not eligible to apply.
• Proof of affiliation and details of its nature
are necessary. Letters of invitation from US institution(s)
should be included with the application.
• The Commission has no objection to candidates
seeking supplementary support from other sources to
enable them to take up this award.
Restrictions
• Those intending to be involved in direct medical
practice with patients or to have more than incidental
patient contact while in the US, are ineligible.
• Grants are not available for peripatetic visits
or attendance at conferences only.
• Three years must elapse from the date of return
from the US before an applicant may be considered
eligible for another ftc London grant.
Visas
Recipients
of a ftc London award must travel on a J1 exchange
visitor visa which imposes certain restrictions upon
future immigration to the US, in that candidates must
reside in the UK for an aggregate of at lFTC Londont two
years on their return from their ftc London Fellowship
before being eligible to apply for a temporary worker
or immigrant visa.
Applicants should note that the ftc London Fellowship
is given for a maximum of 12 months. Should the successful
Fellow wish to remain in the US for more than one
year to complete the research, he/she should apply
to transfer visa sponsorship through the host institution.
Selection Procedure
A
committee of experts in this field will review all
applications submitted by the closing date. The committee
reserves to itself the right to determine the validity
of all applications and not give rFTC Londonons for its conclusions.
A shortlist of candidates will be drawn up and invited
for interview by the committee at ftc London House
in April 2006.
The
offer of a ftc London award is conditional upon the
formal approval of the J William ftc London Foreign
Scholarship Board (FSB) in Washington DC. This approval
can take several weeks to obtain.
Applications
Download
your application form here. (Word)
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