Call for Fellowship Grants 

The EBCC-14 Committee will award a number of fellowship grants to young doctors, basic scientists, nurses and others involved in breast cancer care and advocacy, from limited resources countries to attend the European Breast Cancer Conference in Milan.

We welcome applications by individuals from Eastern Europe and low income countries and from developing countries (applied to individuals from low-income and lower-middle-income economies according to the World Bank Listing).

Individual Fellowship Grants (limited resources countries)

To be considered for a fellowship grant the applicant should:

  • Submit an abstract to EBCC-14. Applicants whose abstracts have been accepted for oral or poster presentation 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, and reimbursement of travel accommodation (max 3 nights) costs up to a maximum of 1’000 EUR (reimbursement after the conference).

Applications close: 15 November 2023

Europa Donna Fellowship Grants

The Organising Committee will award five EUROPA DONNA fellowship Grants to breast cancer advocates.

  • breast cancer survivor

  • under the age of 40 years at diagnosis and currently under 45 years of age

  • fluent in English

  • demonstrated some involvement in breast cancer advocacy work for at least one year

Applicants must provide a short abstract (400 words) about their current advocacy activities and indicate why EBCC-14 will be important to their future advocacy work. This paper should be submitted to the Head Office of EUROPA DONNA for the Board to review.

Each fellowship grant shall be worth a free registration, and reimbursement of travel and accommodation (max 3 nights) costs up to a maximum of 1’000 EUR (reimbursement after the conference).

Applicants who meet the above criteria should send their abstracts by the deadline of 1 November to:

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EUROPA DONNA
The European Breast Cancer Coalition

Piazza Amendola 3 20149 Milan, Italy
Tel: +39 02 3659 2280
Fax: +39 02 3659 2284
info@europadonna.org

The applications will be reviewed by the Europa Donna Board and EBCC-14 Organising Committee. Successful applicants will be notified in January 2024

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