Global CR-CS Fellowship

Purpose: Provide an opportunity for the international cancer surveillance community to attend the NAACCR/IACR Combined Annual Conference, benefit from educational opportunities, and contribute to the conference by bringing international perspective and experience.

Geographic Scope: International; open to individuals from countries involved with the development and/or management of low-resourced population-based cancer registries. U.S. territories may be considered.

Focus Areas:

• Population-based cancer registry development and enhancement
• Low-resource settings
• International cancer surveillance

Eligibility:

• Individuals working to establish or enhance a population-based registry in a low-resource setting
• No more than two individuals from any registry/country will be considered
• Economic need will be assessed
• Applicant's credentials required
• Statement of support from respective registry required
• Contribution to conference activities and sessions will be assessed

Award Coverage:

• Hotel accommodation
• Conference registration fees
• Up to $1,000 travel reimbursement for airfare and visa costs
• Matching fellowship: applicant must provide documentation of ability to pay remaining expenses (airfare in excess of $1,000, taxi fares, food, tips, other living expenses)

Program Requirements:

• Complete application submission required
• Awardee must acknowledge and accept fellowship by email within 7 days of notification
• Awardee must submit final travel plan and documentation of matching expenses at least 14 days prior to conference
• Payment made via vouchers and coupon codes for registration and hotel
• Direct payment for airfare and visa costs up to $1,000
• Awardee must submit 1-3 page trip report within 30 days following conference

Funding Source: Supported by Federal funds from the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under contract number HHSN261201400004I; Global CR-CS Task Order.

Application Process

Application Requirements:

1. Completed application form
2. Narrative description of candidate's registry including:
   • Current status of registry development
   • Individual's role in the registry
3. Personal statement describing anticipated benefits to the candidate
4. Description of economic need
5. Letter of support from cancer registry director or supporting agency (on letterhead)
6. Applicant's curriculum vitae or resume

Application Checklist:

• Application Form
• Written Justification
• Curriculum vitae or resume of applicant
• Letter of support from Cancer Registry employing applicant

Submission Method: Online submission (specific link referenced but not provided in content)

Language Requirements: All applications must be written in English

Deadline: April 5 (year-specific; 2019 deadline was April 5, 2019)

Review Timeline: Fellowship applicants will be contacted by April 26

Review Criteria:

• Contribution to the NAACCR Annual Conference
• Economic and technical need
• Quality of application cohort

Note: Applications that are incomplete or considered out of scope will be excluded from review process. Candidates with incomplete or out-of-scope applications will be notified by email.