The Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists (CAMO) will fund one-year fellowships to build Canadian capacity in medical oncology research and training. Awards support clinical and/or fundamental research across priority areas, with two additional targeted fellowships in lung/neuroendocrine cancers and less-researched breast cancers.
Eligibility criteria:
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Canadian citizen or landed immigrant.
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MD with FRCPC in Internal Medicine and in final year of a Royal College Medical Oncology program in Canada; consideration for first-year fellows seeking up to one extra year.
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Research must relate to solid tumour malignancies.
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CAMO associate member status required.
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Supervisor membership requirement: at least one supervisor must be an active CAMO member in good standing (2025/2026 rule).
Funding details:
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Up to $80,000 total for 1 year: stipend up to $75,000 plus $5,000 research allowance.
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Priority based on scientific merit, feasibility, originality, translatability to patient care, and impact.
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Open to projects within or outside Canada.
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Priority areas include basic lab research, clinical trials, epidemiology, translational research, educational research, population health, and health outcomes research.
Deadline:
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Application due: November 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Notification: by December 23, 2025; announcement to membership in early 2026.
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