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EACR Travel Grants

European Association for Cancer Research

We're awarding a number of Travel Grants to help researchers who need financial assistance to attend the conference and present their work as an oral or poster presentation.

Application deadline: 15 February 2027 at 23:59 CET

Each EACR Travel Grant includes a free registration and funds to support travel and accommodation costs. There is no maximum amount you can apply for, but we expect applicants to choose the best value travel and accommodation possible, and we cannot guarantee that we will always be able to cover the full amount that applicants have applied for.

Please DO NOT pay your registration fee for the conference before applying for a Travel Grant. If you are awarded a Travel Grant, your registration will be free and we will arrange this for you. Travel Grants are intended to support researchers who need financial assistance to attend the conference and as such, we will not award a Travel Grant to any applicant who has already paid their registration fee.

How to Apply

Eligible researchers can apply quickly and easily online through our Travel Grants application portal.

Check your EACR membership status. This will be shown at the top of every EACR email newsletter or you can log in to the EACR website and visit this page: eacr.org/members. You must have been an EACR member for at least 30 days before the travel grant deadline. For new members, this means your membership payment must be received no later than Friday 15 January 2027. Please allow time for us to process your application and your institute or company to make the payment if they are paying on your behalf, as this can cause delays. Become an EACR member here.
Make sure you submit an abstract for the conference before 23:59 CET on 15 February 2027. Note that you will not be able to access the Travel Grants application portal until your abstract has been submitted.
Any use of AI in the preparation of your application should be disclosed, except where it was used solely for simple language translation or grammar checks. Please refer to our Policy for AI use by applicants for further information. This disclosure is for transparency and monitoring purposes only and will not affect the assessment.
You need to be logged in to your EACR website account to access the portal. Click here to log in to your EACR account: this will open in a new browser tab. If you don't remember your password, click 'Forgotten your password?' at the bottom of the page to reset it.
After logging in, come back to this page and click here to access the Travel Grants application portal. Only researchers who meet the above eligibility criteria will be able to access the portal. If you can't access the portal but you believe you are eligible, please contact our membership team.
Complete each section of the online form and upload your supervisor's letter of support.
After clicking 'Save and submit' you will be able to view and edit your application using this link at any time until the deadline. However, if you do re-access your application at any point, you must click submit again to ensure your application is considered.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. Direct and substantial relevance to cancer research

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Critical

The applicant and proposed research must have a clear cancer focus. EACR fellowships are intended for researchers actively working in cancer research, including academic researchers, industry researchers and clinician/physician-scientists.

Strong areas include:

Cancer biology
Tumor biology
Cancer genetics/genomics
Cancer immunology
Cancer therapeutics
Drug resistance
Precision oncology
Biomarkers
Cancer prevention
Translational oncology
Clinical cancer research

2. Scientific excellence and strong applicant track record

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Critical

EACR fellowship selection explicitly identifies scientific excellence of the candidate as a primary criterion. The review considers the applicant's scientific achievements, including research experience and previous contributions.

A competitive applicant should demonstrate:

Strong research experience
High-quality publications
Clear scientific contribution
Relevant technical expertise
Evidence of productivity appropriate to career stage
A coherent cancer-research trajectory

The emphasis is on the quality and significance of the applicant's scientific contribution, rather than simply the number of publications.

3. Novelty, significance and scientific quality of the proposed research

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Critical

EACR's fellowship criteria specifically evaluate the quality, scope, novelty and significance of the proposed research.

A strong project should establish:

Important cancer problem → knowledge gap → novel hypothesis → rigorous approach → meaningful advance

Incremental projects with little potential to change understanding or treatment are less compelling.

4. Clear potential for impact on cancer research

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very High

EACR's strategic focus covers the entire spectrum from basic research to clinical application. Its conferences and scientific activities intentionally address the full basic-science-to-clinic spectrum.

A strong application should explain whether the research could contribute to:

Understanding cancer mechanisms
New therapeutic targets
Improved diagnostics
Biomarker development
Treatment response prediction
Overcoming resistance
Improved prevention
Better patient outcomes

The expected impact should be proportional to the project and career stage.

5. Excellent host-laboratory fit

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very High

For EACR fellowships, the suitability of the host laboratory is one of the primary selection criteria. Reviewers consider whether the host has the expertise, facilities and environment required for the proposed research.

A strong application should show:

Host expertise directly relevant to the project
Access to specialized technologies
Appropriate experimental models
Complementary expertise
Strong supervision
Relevant collaborations
Appropriate infrastructure

The key question is:

Why is this particular host laboratory the right place to perform this cancer research?

6. Strong career-development potential

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very High

Career development is an explicit objective of EACR fellowships. The EACR-AstraZeneca Postdoctoral Fellowship, for example, is designed to support outstanding early-career researchers and develop the next generation of scientists working in innovative cancer research.

A competitive application should demonstrate:

New technical skills
Scientific independence
Expanded research expertise
International experience
New collaborations
Publications
Future funding potential
Clear long-term cancer-research career

7. Strong international collaboration and mobility

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ High

International scientific interaction is central to EACR's model. The Association's network connects cancer researchers across Europe and internationally, while fellowships and travel mechanisms enable researchers to develop collaborations and gain expertise in other laboratories.

A strong mobility proposal should demonstrate:

Home expertise + host expertise → complementary research → new capability → long-term collaboration

The international component should have a genuine scientific purpose rather than simply providing travel.

8. Strong methodology, feasibility and contingency planning

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ High

EACR's full fellowship application requires applicants to provide:

Background
Hypothesis
Aims
Methodology
Contingency plans
Dissemination plan

Therefore, competitive projects should have:

Testable hypotheses
Appropriate experimental design
Feasible methods
Realistic timelines
Suitable controls
Defined outcomes
Alternative strategies if experiments fail

For a competitive fellowship, ambition must be balanced with feasibility.

9. Appropriate alignment with the specific EACR funding mechanism

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ High

Different EACR opportunities have substantially different purposes.

For example:

Postdoctoral Fellowships → advanced cancer research and career development
Travel Fellowships/Grants → scientific visits and conference participation
Awards → recognition of scientific achievement
Career-development opportunities → leadership and professional development
Partner programmes → research within defined therapeutic or scientific areas

EACR's strategic plan specifically identifies fellowships and travel grants as mechanisms for developing members' skills, knowledge and careers.

Choosing the mechanism that matches the applicant's career stage and objective is therefore important.

10. Strong dissemination, networking and future-funding potential

⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ High

EACR fellowship guidance asks applicants to provide a dissemination plan, and the EACR-AstraZeneca programme identifies high-impact publications and continued academic interaction as measures of programme success.

A strong proposal should explain:

Expected publications
Conference dissemination
Data/resource sharing where appropriate
New collaborations
Future grant applications
How the fellowship builds the applicant's scientific network

Specialties

Cancer

Oncology

Eligibility Requirements

Student and Early Career EACR members with less than four years postdoctoral experience. You must have been an EACR member for at least 30 days before the travel grant deadline. For new members, this means your membership payment must be received no later than Friday 15 January 2027. Please allow time for us to process your application and your institute or company to make the payment if they are paying on your behalf, as this can cause delays. Become an EACR member here

OR
EACR members based in countries with a low- or middle-income economy. Click here and scroll down to see the current list on the World Bank website. You must have been an EACR member for at least 30 days before the travel grant deadline. For new members, this means your membership payment must be received no later than Friday 15 January 2027. Please allow time for us to process your application and your institute or company to make the payment if they are paying on your behalf, as this can cause delays. Become an EACR member here.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: European Association for Cancer Research

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: Sir Colin Campbell Building, University of Nottingham Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG72TU

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