Application for:
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NICR NECCR Paediatric Oncology Studentship
Academic year 2016-2017
Personal details
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Academic Qualifications
Secondary Education
School and dates attended
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Qualifications (highest level)
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Tertiary Education
University and dates attended
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Qualification(s)
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Subjects and grades achieved _________________________________________________________________
Personal Statement
Please give details of why you are applying for this award, in no more than 300 words. Provide
evidence of academic ability, energy, commitment to cancer research and financial circumstances.
Career Aspirations
Please give details of your intended career, in no more than 150 words, and how receipt of an NICR
NECCR Paediatric Oncology Studentship will allow you to further your career.
Data Protection:
In order to conduct certain parts of its business, for example communicating with you as an applicant, monitoring recruitment campaigns,
the University will need to retain personal data that you have supplied in this form. The retention of any data will be conducted in
accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998) and will not normally be retained for more than two years. Please feel free to contact us
if you wish to view the data that has been retained, or if you do not wish for any data to be retained.
Terms and Conditions:
Please note that you have an obligation to inform the University immediately of any change in your circumstances that have significance
to your application.
Personal Tutor or Academic Supervisor Statement
Please give details of the suitability of this student for this award, in no more than 300 words. Please include your
assessment of and provide evidence of the applicant’s academic ability and commitment to cancer research.
Tutor or Supervisor
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Sign below to indicate that you have read and accepted the terms and conditions outlined below:
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THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THIS FORM IS 31st January 2016.
Please return the completed form with a copy of (i) the applicant’s two page Curriculum Vitae,
and (ii) a one-page project proposal, by e-mail to: NICRBursaries@ncl.ac.uk
Northern Institute for Cancer Research
Support for Masters Students
NICR NECCR Paediatric Oncology Studentships
GENERAL REGULATIONS
1. Recipients must be registered as home students on the M.Res in Cancer Programme at
Newcastle University in the 2016-17 academic year.
2. Award will be made after consideration of all relevant applications in competition.
3. Successful applicants will be chosen to receive the awards on the basis of academic ability
as evaluated by consistent high achievement in examination, evidence of commitment to
cancer research the and overall quality of the application.
4. Students who are funded from another source are not eligible to apply for these awards.
5. Applications must be submitted by e-mail on the application form attached. Other
applications will not be accepted.
6. The deadlines for applications for the 2016-2017 academic year is 31st January 2016.
7. Awards will not be confirmed unless applicants satisfy all conditions related to the
scholarship offer.
8. The Institute reserves the right to vary all or any masters awards at its discretion.
9. At the end of the M.Res. in Cancer Programme, recipients must submit to the Institute a
brief report that summarises how the award has helped them with their studies and the
University transcript of their degree.
10. If a student leaves the University before the end of the academic year or returns an
unsatisfactory report, the Institute has the right to request that the award is refunded.
AWARD-SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
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The NICR North of England Children’s’ Cancer Research (NECCR) Paediatric Oncology
Studentships are awarded to outstanding young British medical students who study the
M.Res. in Cancer Programme during their intercalation year.
These Studentships are awarded on the basis of proven academic excellence in
secondary and tertiary education.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to continued involvement
in paediatric oncology research.
Awardees must undertake their research project under the supervision of designated
academics within the Paediatric Oncology & Haematology Group in the NICR.
Applicants are expected to demonstrate that they have no alternative source of income
to support their studies.
Up to three NICR NECCR Paediatric Oncology Studentships are typically available
annually.
The deadline for applications for the 2016-2017 academic year is 31st January 2016.
Applications are subject to peer review and consideration by the Scientific Advisory
Board of the NECCR
Each award is worth £14,275 of which £5,000 is payable in equal amounts in October,
January, April and July of the academic year directly to the awardee for use towards
living expenses, £4,275 covers the Programme fees and £5,000 is for consumable
expenditure associated with the research project.