Key Dates

Cycle 4 Program Announcement and Applications Open October 4, 2024

Webinar for Potential Applicants [2024]

STARS Overview slides [2024]

Webinar Recording 2024

PowerPoint Slides 2024

Webinar for Potential Applicants [2023]

STARS Overview slides [2023]

Webinar Recording 2023

PowerPoint Slides 2023

Letter of Intent (LOI) Due Date (online submission) December 20, 2024, 23:59 UTC
Application Due Date  February 7, 2025, 23:59 UTC
Scientific Merit Review March 2025
Decisions Announced April 4, 2025
Training Start Date May 5, 2025

Contact Information

English Language Proficiency

Training Certifications

STARS Training Institution

Sponsor

Mentor Team (Please enter information of 2 or 3 of your mentors)

Name Organization Email Area of Expertise

Education (Enter 4 recent, with the most recent first)

Institution and Location Degree Awarded Completion Year Field of Study

Applicants Statements

Describe your professional and academic record, prior training, and experience to explain why you to seek this training (250-500 Words)

Provide a statement and justification of the problems/needs that will be addressed by this training and what impact you can have to address these problems/needs

Explain the importance of a problem, need, or a critical barrier to progress that the proposed training addresses.

Describe the strengths and weaknesses in the rigor of prior research (both published and unpublished) that justifies the need for the proposed training and research project.

Explain how the proposed training and research project will improve scientific knowledge, technical capability, and clinical practice in one or more broad cancer fields.

(250-500 Words)

The PI Track is designed to train doctoral trained individuals (MBBS, MBBCh, MD, PhD, or equivalent) to develop cancer research careers as a principal investigator. The training includes seven months of frequent prerecorded lectures and collaborative discussions on grant proposal preparation and to develop leadership in independent and collaborative research. Please include ancillary coursework, meeting attendance, site visits or exchange, and project concept that you plan on undertaking during training. Describe the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions proposed in your project and how they will lead to future career objectives. If the candidate is proposing to gain experience in a clinical trial as part of his or her research training, describe the relationship of the proposed research project to the clinical trial. Note that clinical trials themselves will not be supported through this mechanism. (250-500 Words)

Attach Biosketch

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Institutional Support Letter

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Letter from Sponsor

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