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EORTC Fellowship Program

An EORTC Fellowship Program was established in 1991 to promote European clinical research by encouraging physicians and scientists from all over the world to stay for up to three years as research fellows at EORTC Headquarters in Brussels. Medical doctors, bio-statisticians, and other scientists are entitled to this fellowship program which is specifically linked to the EORTC Groups, research program, or specific research projects undertaken by EORTC Headquarters.

At EORTC Headquarters, research fellowships have been awarded to 116 fellows from various countries within the European Union as well as from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Morocco, Japan, the Republic of South Korea, Zimbabwe, as well as from Central and Eastern Europe.

The purpose of the fellowship program is to provide training in the methodology of clinical research for physicians and other professionals interested in cancer clinical research to complete a research project and/or PhD thesis based on data available in the EORTC databases. All research work undertaken is performed internationally. This approach also promotes the rapid diffusion of results of clinical trials.

Scientific support is provided by EORTC Headquarters staff, and supervision is provided by both EORTC Headquarters as well as members of the EORTC disease/specialty-oriented groups. Support for this Fellowship Program was obtained from several sources including the Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker, the TRANSBIG Traineeship, the Dutch Konigin Wilhehmina Fonds, the Pfizer Foundation, and EORTC Headquarters. This funding program is coordinated by the EORTC Charitable Trust.

In addition to support from the EORTC, fellowships for medical doctors are also provided by the Fonds Cancer / FOCA (Belgium).

The Emmanuel van der Schueren Fellowship was created in 1999 in memory of Professor Emmanuel van der Schueren. This fellowship aims to promote research on quality assurance in radiotherapy. The first Emmanuel van der Schueren Fellowship was awarded in 2001 and was jointly supported for one year by the ‘Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker’, FECS (ECCO), ESTRO and EORTC. Currently, this program is supported by the Vlaamse Liga tegen Kanker and the EORTC

Eligibility

Candidates must:

• Have a medical doctor or statistician degree
• Preferably have some clinical research background (specific courses and/or practical experience)
• Be fluent in English
• Be computer literate
• Be able to work in an international environment
• Have excellent communication skills
• Have team spirit
• Be under 35 years old

Allowances

• One year fellowship, renewable to a maximum of 3 years.
• The fellowship grant ranges from 22,000 € to 27,000 € per year, depending on the degree, age and experience. It is tax free in Belgium by Royal decree.

 Applications

Openings for fellowships are advertised on the EORTC website in the section “Career opportunities”.
The starting date of the fellowship depends mainly on projects available in the specific fields of oncology.
A letter of motivation must be sent along with a curriculum vitae as well as a bibliography (list of abstracts and publications). All documents should be written in English.
The curriculum vitae should at least contain the following information:

• Full name
• Gender
• Date of birth
• Nationality
• Permanent and current address
• Phones / Fax
• E-mail
• Level of languages: Read/Write/Speak – Fluent/Good/Some
• Academic background since 18 years old
• Professional qualifications and experience (please mention addresses)
• Current position (please mention address)
• Date of availability
• 3 referees and their detailed addresses (recommended)
• 2 letters of recommendations

Applications must be sent to the following address: fellow (at)eortc.be
For further details, please contact:

Lily GEYORO
EORTC Fellowship Program
Avenue E. Mounier, 83 B 11
1200 Brussels – Belgium
E-mail: lily.geyoro (at) eortc.be

Fax: +32 2 772 62 33

Specific Research Grant

The Emmanuel van der Schueren Fellowship (EVDS) was created in 1999 in memory of Prof. Emmanuel van der Schueren. The aim of the fellowship is to promote research on quality assurance in radiotherapy. This Program has been supported by the Vlaamse Liga Tegen Kanker (Belgium), FECS, ESTRO and the EORTC (next fellowship available from April 2009).

Last updated 27-04-2011