News 04 May 2015 YY Call for Proposals - Deadline 15 July 2015 The Fellowships team of UICC is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2015 Yamagiwa-Yoshida (YY) Memorial International Cancer Study Grants. Header Paragraph The YY Fellowship provides a unique opportunity to carry out international research and significantly increase your knowledge and research skills, preparing you to better compete internationally. Please note that the application closing date is 15th July 2015. Please find below some key information regarding the fellowship: WHAT 3 months International Fellowship Award value of USD 10,000 AIMS to initiate, set-up or pursue bilateral cancer research projects with collaborating investigators abroad to receive training in advanced experimental research methods and techniques to exploit complementary skills and material WHO Individuals with: scientific or medical qualifications and a minimum of two years postdoctoral experience actively engaged in cancer research have recent publications in international peer-reviewed literature WHY A recent survey conducted among UICC fellows confirms the high impact of fellowships on capacity-building, showing exceptional trends related to publishing, international collaboration and career path. 60% of fellows have published with their hosts or are in the process of publishing with them 80% are still collaborating with their hosts More than 80% of fellows seek careers in their home countries upon return...read more here. APPLY NOW CLOSING DATE - 15th JULY 2015 We are also pleased to annouce that 4 awardees were selected as part of our 2015 Spring Selection which closed in January. Find out who they are and the projects they will be pursuing here. UICC Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grants (YY) are funded by the Japan National Committee for UICC and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. Ltd., Japan For more information regarding UICC Fellowships, please visit the Fellowships section. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at fellows@uicc.org. Tags grants Fellowships Yamagiwa-Yoshida Memorial International Cancer Study Grant YY Study Grants YY Fellowships Last update Friday 07 June 2019 Share this page