BioCanRx HQP Travel Award - NOW CLOSED

Summary

The BioCanRx mission is to build and foster a network that accelerates Canada’s most promising biologically based cancer therapies into clinical trials. Canadian scientists and students involved in the research and development of cancer biotherapeutics are central to achieving our mission, and we believe that staying current with the field and continually updating one’s skill sets are important to your personal success, the network and the entire field.

Distance should not prohibit you from developing your skills and career. BioCanRx HQP Travel Awards enable highly qualified personnel (HQP) to attend exciting and relevant learning and development opportunities, and are awarded on a competitive basis.

The Pan-Canadian Strategic Forum on Cell & Gene Therapy will bring together national and international experts to discuss the most recent discoveries in cell therapy, including cancer immunotherapy, identify facilitators and barriers to avoid in order to ensure the success of these innovations, define good practices in cell production, and focus on effective commercialization for the benefit of all Canadians. All regulatory issues will also be at the heart of the concerns.

The event will highlight the expertise of renowned presenters through conferences and discussion panels, but will also build upon the ideas and skills of participants through workshops. The purpose of the forum is therefore to identify concrete courses of action to help stakeholders in the field to be better equipped to deal with this major medical revolution.

This is an excellent learning and networking opportunity for HQP in the cancer immunotherapy space to learn about the clinical, social and economic impacts of exciting biotherapeutics for Canadians, our biotechnology sector, and our healthcare system.

Eligibility

  1. Applicants must register (and attach their proof of payments) for the Pan-Canadian Strategic Forum on Cell & Gene Therapy in order for their application to be considered for this competition.
  2. This travel award competition is open to all graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research associates, technical and clinical research staff working at a Canadian academic institution that is not situated in Montreal, Quebec and is eligible for Tri-Council Agency funding.

If you are unsure about your eligibility, please contact Jovian Tsang, Manager of HQP Training Programs, at jtsang@biocanrx.com.

Program Deliverables

The objective of HQP Travel Awards is to lower the barriers to participate in worthwhile learning and development initiatives offered by external organizations. Attendance at this initiative is expected to benefit the applicant’s professional development, their lab group/work team, their project/work responsibilities and the greater BioCanRx network.

The timeline for HQP Travel Awards are as follows:

  • December 31, 2016 (at 11:59PM EST) – Travel Award Application Deadline
  • January 20, 2017 – Awardees Notified
  • March 9-10, 2017 – Event Dates

Specific Terms of the Award

Successful applicants will be reimbursed for their early-bird registration fees, as well as eligible travel, accommodation and meal (excluding alcohol) expenses, for a total of $750.00 CAD. All original receipts must be mailed to BioCanRx to be reimbursed. More information about our travel policy will be sent out to successful awardees. There will be a limit of 15 BioCanRx HQP Travel Awards to this event. Awardees must complete a post-event feedback form in order to be reimbursed by BioCanRx. Successful awardees will be reimbursed directly from BioCanRx.

Application Procedure

Download and fill out the application form with the required documentation and send your application package to jtsang@biocanrx.com by the deadline December 31, 2016.

THANKS TO ALL!