Fellowships for Individuals from Countries with Limited Resources 
The Executive Scientific Committee will award a number of Fellowship Grants to young doctors, basic scientists, nurses and others involved in breast cancer care and advocacy from countries with limited resources to attend the 7th European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona.
To be considered for a Fellowship Grant the applicant should:
- Submit an abstract to EBCC-7. Applicants whose abstracts have been accepted for oral or poster presentation at EBCC-7 in Barcelona will be considered first.
- Be under the age of 40.
- Provide a letter from the Head of the Department/Organisation stating that the applicant is not the recipient of any other financial support.
- Provide a two page CV (including date of birth).
Each Fellowship Grant shall be worth a free registration, free accommodation for a maximum of 4 nights and reimbursement of travel costs up to a maximum of 500 EUR (reimbursement after the Conference).
The deadline for receipt of applications: 15 November 2009.
Please send your application to Pat Vanhove by Email: pat.vanhove<at>ecco-org.eu*.
*please replace <at> with @
The Executive Scientific Committee will select the recipients of the Fellowship Grants. Successful applicants will be notified throughout the course of February 2010.
Fellowship Grants for Individuals from Developing Countries
The Executive Scientific Committee will award a number of Fellowship Grants to young doctors, basic scientists, nurses and others involved in breast cancer care and advocacy from developing countries to attend the 7th European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona.
To be considered for a Fellowship Grant the applicant should:
- Submit a one page description of a project that optimises breast cancer care in developing countries.
- Provide a letter from the Head of the Department/Organisation stating that the applicant is not the recipient of any other financial support.
- Provide a two page CV.
Deadline for receipt of applications: 15 November 2009
Please send your application to Pat Vanhove by Email: pat.vanhove<at> ecco-org.eu*
*please replace <at> with @
Each Fellowship Grant shall be worth a free registration, free accommodation for a maximum of 4 nights and reimbursement of travel costs up to a maximum of 1000 EUR (reimbursement after the Conference).
The Executive Scientific Committee will select the recipients of the Fellowship Grants. Successful applicants will be notified throughout the course of February 2010.
Europa Donna Fellowship Grants
The Executive Scientific Committee will award five Europa Donna Fellowship Grants to breast cancer advocates.
To be considered for a Europa Donna Fellowship the applicant should:
- Be a breast cancer survivor under the age of 40 years
- Be fluent in English
- Demonstrate involvement in breast cancer advocacy work for at least one year.
To apply:
The individual must provide a short abstract (400 words) describing current advocacy activities indicating why EBCC-7 will be important for future advocacy work. This paper should be submitted to the Head Office of EUROPA DONNA for Board review.
Each Fellowship Grant shall be worth a free registration, free accommodation for a maximum of 5 nights and reimbursement of travel costs up to a maximum of 500 EUR (reimbursement after the Conference)
Applicants who meet the above criteria should send their abstracts to EUROPA DONNA:
EUROPA DONNA - the European Breast Cancer Coalition
Piazza Amendola 3
20149 Milan, Italy
Tel: +39 02 3659 2280
Fax: +39 02 3659 2284
Email: info@europadonna.org
Deadline for receipt of applications: 14 September 2009
Applications will be reviewed by the Europa Donna Board and the EBCC-7 Executive Scientific Committee. Successful applicants will be notified during the course of February 2010.
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