Prizes

These annual awards were established by the friends and colleagues of Professor Tim McElwain, to commemorate his extraordinary contributions to the development of Medical Oncology in the UK. They are open to trainees in Medical Oncology who are members of the Association of Cancer Physicians.

Applications are invited for the McElwain Scholarship (up to £3000) and Prize (£1000).

McElwain Scholarship

The purpose of this Scholarship is to allow a UK trainee in Medical Oncology the opportunity to visit a centre of excellence to learn a novel clinical or laboratory method which will contribute to the individual's education and training.

Applications should consist of:

A brief summary of the proposed study period, particularly outlining the relevance of the Scholarship to training in the context of future career options
A letter of acceptance from the Head of Department which the trainee plans to visit
A reference from the trainee's Head of Department
Details of the anticipated costs

McElwain Prize

The prize will be awarded annually to a UK trainee in Medical Oncology who as performed high quality research on some aspect of clinical or basic research related to cancer.

Applications should consist of:

A summary of the research project (max 2000 words including references)
An abstract (up to 200 words)
Reprints of relevant published material if available
A reference from the trainee's Head of Department or research Supervisor

The McElwain Prize winner will be invited to give a presentation at the NCRI Cancer Conference.

Mrs Alison Norton
Association of Cancer Physicians
Department of Medicine
Royal Marsden Hospital
Downs Road
Sutton SM2 5PT

The date of the next application deadline for both awards is 16th March 2007. The second McElwain scholarship of the year will be open for applications in August, with closing date September 2007.