Pfizer Fellowships in Clinical Oncology

2010 Pfizer Fellowship in Clinical Oncology Overview

Program Objective
  • To contribute to the career development of physicians who have completed their residency training and have elected to specialize in Oncology as clinicians and/or academicians

Program Design

  • Up to 10 grants will be funded. Each grant will be for $100,000 which will be paid out over 2 years at $50,000 per year. Only 1 grant can be awarded per institution. Award is intended for salary support.

Eligibility 

  • US-based, academic medical institutions that currently have an active clinical oncology fellowships program are encouraged to apply. Such programs should focus on training physicians for a career as clinical oncologists through the provision of educational experiences in clinical practice and research. A hematology component can be part of the existing fellowship program.

Selection Process

  • Nationally competitive
  • Independent academic advisory board selects grant recipients

Application Deadline

  • January 31, 2010

Awards Announced

  • April 15, 2010

Funding Begins

  • July 2010