Trainee Awards & Fellowships

UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center trainees successfully compete for extramural fellowships (see below) and are also eligible for UVACCC-sponsored internal award and fellowship programs targeted at promoting excellence in trainee research and engagement. These include Outstanding International Student Fellowships, Trainee Fellowships and Travel Awards.

UVACCC has an annual call for proposals for its Trainee Fellowship awards. Up to $25,000 is available to support trainees who are performing cancer-focused research under the mentorship of UVA Cancer Center members. This support can be in the form of funds for salary, supplies, or travel with the proper justification. Apply here.

A full list of our past awardees can be found here.

UVACCC has an annual call for proposals for a graduate student trainee working on small molecule/drug discovery projects designed to identify small molecules to target novel proteins in cancer therapy. This 1 year fellowship (tuition and stipend) funds a student involved in a collaborative project between two Cancer Center mentors from complementary but different fields, where one mentor focuses on more basic research, and one is more translational. Priority will be given to projects where the formation of the collaborative team meaningfully impacts the project, student training, and the translational pipeline. Apply here.

To further support the work and research of our trainees, UVA CCC provides small awards aimed at ensuring that our trainees are able to attend leading-edge conferences and scientific meetings to present their research. Awards up to $1,250 for domestic travel and $2,000 for international travel are made on a rolling basis for upcoming travel, and can cover travel expenses including conference registration, lodging, and transportation costs. Click here for full details and to apply. A full list of our recent awardees can be found here.

Lead through UVA’s Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS), the Outstanding International Student Fellowships are awarded to international graduate students who successfully demonstrate passion for scientific discovery and a clear interest in pursuing a career in cancer research.