Scholarship

  • Scholarship Award

Travel Scholarship

The meeting travel scholarships will be awarded to young investigators interested in attending AAISCR/AACR Annual Meetings. The following scholarships are available.

  • AAISCR-Dr. Raju Kucherlapati Family Fund Travel Scholarship for Career Development

    This scholarship is made possible by generous donation from Dr. Raju Kucherlapati Family Fund, Boston, MA.

  • AAISCR-Motilal and Kamala Rustgi Cancer Research Fellowship

    This scholarship is made possible by generous donation from Dr. Anil K. Rustgi Family Fund, New York.

  • AAISCR-Dr. Kapil Mehta Travel Scholarship for Career Development

    This scholarship is made possible by generous donation from Dr. Kapil Mehta, formerly Professor, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX.

  • AAISCR-Dr. Dhruba Chattoraj Scholarship for Career Development

    This scholarship is made possible by generous donation from Dr. Dhruba Chattoraj, formerly Senior Scientist and Head, Control of DNA Replication Section, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD

  • AAISCR Travel Scholarship for Career Development

    AAISCR supports this scholarship.

Scholarship Amount: $500.00/awardee

Eligibility:

  • ● Travel scholarship for senior level postdocs/graduate students to attend a prestigious cancer research meeting in the USA (e.g., AACR annual meeting).
  • ● Travel scholarshipfor junior faculty without enough funding to present his/her research at a national cancer research conference.

Terms and Conditions:

  • ● The applicant should be of Indian origin (moved to USA or born in the USA) and affiliated to a US academic/research institution.
  • ● The scholarship should be used to travel within the USA.
  • ● The awardee should acknowledge "AAISCR-Dr. Raju Kucherlapati Family Found Travel Scholarship for career Development" or "AAISCR Travel Scholarship for Career Development",as appropriate, for this support in the abstract/poster presented/published. A copy of the publication should be submitted to AAISCR Scholarship committee Chairperson.
  • ● Awardee should attend the AAISCR annual meetingto receive the award.
  • ● Award funds should not be used for purposes not stated here.
  • ● AAISCR scholarship committee will review and score the applications based on the information provided. Award will be given to the most meritorious and meaningful applicants.
  • ● Applicants will be informed of the decision by the Scholarship Committee Chairperson by March of the award year.

Report your experience (mandatory):

  • ● Submit one-page report to the AAISCR Scholarships Committee Chairperson Dr. Saraswati Sukumar (saras@jhmi.edu) within    two months after attending the conference.
  • ● The following should be included in the report:
  •        ● How this scholarship supported to advance your career?
  •        ● Did you meet scientists to develop your network, if so, where did you meet them?

Application Process:

Please visit this link (https://www.aaiscr.org/scholarship.php) to review the application process on AAISCR website.

Application Due Date: February 23rd of the award year

Application submission: Submit your application to  Dr. Saraswati Sukumar ((saras@jhmi.edu) Chairperson, Scholarship Committee, and Barbara B. Rubenstein Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Administrative Section:

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Application Format: Use the following format to prepare your application.

  • ● Page limit: 2 pages including the administrative section
  • ● Font & size: Arial 11; margins 1"
  • ● Summary of applicant’s background
  • ● Summary of research
  • ● Justification for this travel including when and where to travel
  • ● Conference to attend