The applicant must have an MD, PhD, JD or other doctoral degree in a related discipline (e.g., basic science, epidemiology, health services research, medicine, behavioral science, nursing, social science, nutrition, health education/health promotion, law, dentistry, statistics, geography, exercise science, or engineering).
Applicants currently enrolled in accredited doctoral degree programs that have not yet fulfilled all degree requirements will be considered for entry into the program, with the understanding that all requirements will be completed before the start of the CPFP. Assurance to this effect must be supplied in writing by the chair of the dissertation committee (e.g., PhD candidates) or the dean of the school (e.g., MD candidates).
Other Eligibility Requirements
- Less than five years relevant postdoctoral experience
- Foreign education must be comparable to that received in the United States
- Must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States at the time of application or be an applicant from the Ireland-Northern Ireland-NCI Cancer Consortium
Deadline Alerts
Fellowship Program
The application period is OPEN.
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The deadline for all applications isAugust 25, 2016. The deadline for all supporting documentation is August 31, 2016.
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