Junior investigator grant panel travel award

A special initiative to allow junior investigators in cancer research to gain knowledge and understanding of the Canadian Cancer Society peer-review process.

The Canadian Cancer Society is pleased to offer a special initiative to allow junior investigators in cancer research to gain knowledge and understanding of the Canadian Cancer Society peer-review process. During the year, through different funding opportunities, applications spanning all disciplines of cancer research are evaluated and ranked for funding.

Selected investigators from across Canada will be provided funds to reimburse travel costs to Toronto to observe a grant panel meeting. This unique opportunity will provide junior faculty members with an “inside look” at how research grants are reviewed in order to help structure their own grant proposals in future.

Eligible applicants are investigators in cancer research at the end of their Post-doctoral fellowship or within the first few years of their academic appointment. Priority will be given to those who have yet to be awarded a grant from a Canadian granting agency.

Applications for these limited funds will be accepted via EGrAMS and require Department or Institution Head sign-off prior to submission. 

Deadline dates

Application guides can be found on the EGrAMS documentation for applicants page.
Results announcement:
rolling (1 month prior to the panel meeting date)
Submission date:
Prior to panel meeting date for chosen competition
For 2020 available panels currently include
Panel I1a - Biomarkers and Genomics
late March 2020
Panel I1b - Gene Regulation & Cell Biology
early February 2020
Panel I2 - Imaging and Technology Development
late February 2020
Panel I3 - Immunology, Signalling and Stem Cells
late March 2020
Panel I4 - Novel Therapeutics
mid February 2020
Panel I5 - Prevention & Quality of Life
early February 2020
Emerging Scholar Award Panel
September 2020
Impact Grants Panel
October or November 2020

Last modified on: December 4, 2019