_AM - Education and Tobacco Awards

The IASLC 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer is delighted to provide Education Awards for Developing Countries, Early Career Researchers, Nurse or Allied Health Professionals and Tobacco Control Awards as well as the IASLC International Mentorship Program. Please click here to apply for the IASLC Patient Advocate Educational Award. For more information regarding eligibility criteria and benefits for each award, please visit: https://wclc2024.iaslc.org/education-advocate-mentorship-awards/ . You can apply for multiple awards, but you can only be accepted for one.

Submission Deadline: April 5, 2024 (23:59 PDT)

Active IASLC Membership is required to apply.

Individuals who have previously won an award are ineligible to reapply for consideration of the same award. An applicant can apply for other awards (when appropriate) but once they have received a specific award, they are no longer eligible to receive it again.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2024 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2024-abstracts@icsevents.com.

Only IASLC members are eligible to apply for the awards. Click here to become an IASLC Member today.

• Reside in a Developing Country*
• Fellow, student, trainee or a post-doctoral researcher with a professional degree within three years of initial faculty appointment (e.g., you must be appointed to faculty after September 8, 2021)
• Submit (as presenter) and have accepted an abstract for WCLC
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• You must certify/agree that you do not already have funding from another source (employer, etc.)

*Currently corresponds to the World Bank list of countries listed on the IASLC website: https://www.iaslc.org/Membership/Developing-Countries-List

• Application Deadline: April 5, 2024 (23:59 PDT)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 29, 2024

• Abstract ID - This is listed as the control number in your abstract submission confirmation email.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement describing how this award would further your professional development in the field of lung cancer
• Statement by a supervisor specifying your role in the research and supporting the application
• Verification of your current trainee status, and/or proof of date of training completion
• If applicable, proof of date of initial faculty appointment

Please name each of the mandatory supporting document files as per examples below. Please note only PDF files should be uploaded.

• John Smith - CV
• John Smith - Personal statement
• John Smith - Supervisor Statement
• John Smith - Verification of Trainee Status
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Training Completion

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2024 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2024-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Fellow, student, trainee or a post-doctoral researcher with a professional degree within three years of initial faculty appointment (e.g., you must be appointed to faculty after September 8, 2021) 
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• Submit (as presenter) and have accepted an abstract for WCLC 
• You must certify/agree that you do not already have funding from another source (employer, etc.)

• Application Deadline: April 5, 2024 (23:59 PDT)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 29, 2024

• Abstract ID - This is listed as the control number in your abstract submission confirmation email.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement describing how this award would further your professional development in the field of lung cancer
• Statement by an active IASLC member specifying your role in the research and supporting the application (Note: if a member is not available in your country, the statement can be from a supervisor who is not an active member.)
• Verification of your current trainee status, and/or proof of date of training completion
• If applicable, proof of date of initial faculty appointment

Please name each of the mandatory supporting material files as per examples below. Please note only PDF files should be uploaded.

• John Smith - CV
• John Smith - Personal Statement
• John Smith - Statement by an Active IASLC Member
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Training Completion
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Initial Faculty Appointment

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2024 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2024-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Submit (as presenter) and have submitted an abstract for WCLC 
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• You must certify/agree that you do not already have funding from another source (employer, etc.) 
• Professional role in Nursing or Allied Health. 
• For Early Career Applicants: Within 3 years of initial faculty appointment or within 3 years of completing training in a nursing or allied health professional setting (For example, the candidate must be appointed to faculty or have accepted placement after September 8, 2021). 
• For Developing Country Applicants: Must reside in one of the countries identified by the World Bank list as a Developing Country. This list is located on the IASLC website: https://www.iaslc.org/Membership/Developing-Countries-List.

• Application Deadline: April 5, 2024 (23:59 PST)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 29, 2024

• Abstract ID - This is listed as the control number in your abstract submission confirmation email.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement describing how this award would further your professional development in the field of lung cancer
• Proof of date of completion of training or initial faculty appointment (for applicants in the early career professional category)

Please name each of the mandatory supporting material files as per examples below. Please note only PDF files should be uploaded.

• John Smith - CV
• John Smith - Personal Statement
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Training Completion OR Proof of Date of Initial Faculty Appointment

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2024 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2024-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Reside in a Developing Country*
• Fellow, student, trainee or a post-doctoral researcher with a professional degree within three years of initial faculty appointment (e.g., you must be appointed to faculty after September 8, 2021)
• Submit (as presenter) and have accepted an abstract for WCLC
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• You must certify/agree that you do not already have funding from another source (employer, etc.)

*Currently corresponds to the World Bank list of countries listed on the IASLC website: https://www.iaslc.org/Membership/Developing-Countries-List

• Application Deadline: April 5, 2024 (23:59 PDT)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 29, 2024

• Abstract ID - This is listed as the control number in your abstract submission confirmation email.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement describing how this award would further the applicant’s professional development in the field of tobacco control and smoking cessation, and lung cancer
• Statement by an active IASLC member specifying your role in the research and supporting the application (Note: if a member is not available in your country, the statement can be from a supervisor who is not an active member.)
• Verification of your current trainee status, and/or proof of date of training completion
• If applicable, proof of date of initial faculty appointment

Please name each of the mandatory supporting material files as per examples below. Please note only PDF files should be uploaded.

• John Smith - CV
• John Smith - Personal Statement
• John Smith - Statement by an Active IASLC Member
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Training Completion
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Initial Faculty Appointment

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2024 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2024-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Fellow, student, trainee or a post-doctoral researcher with a professional degree within three years of initial faculty appointment (e.g., you must be appointed to faculty after September 8, 2021) 
• Submit (as presenter) and have accepted an abstract for WCLC 
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• You must certify/agree that you do not already have funding from another source (employer, etc.)

• Application Deadline: April 5, 2024 (23:59 PDT)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 29, 2024

• Abstract ID - This is listed as the control number in your abstract submission confirmation email.
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal statement describing how this award would further the applicant’s professional development in the field of tobacco control and smoking cessation, and lung cancer
• Statement by an active IASLC member specifying your role in the research and supporting the application (Note: if a member is not available in your country, the statement can be from a supervisor who is not an active member.)
• Verification of your current trainee status, and/or proof of date of training completion
• If applicable, proof of date of initial faculty appointment

Please name each of the mandatory supporting material files as per examples below. Please note only PDF files should be uploaded.

• John Smith - CV
• John Smith - Personal Statement
• John Smith - Statement by an Active IASLC Member
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Training Completion
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Initial Faculty Appointment

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2024 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2024-abstracts@icsevents.com.

The International Mentorship Program is a professional development and education program for early-career thoracic malignancies-focused physicians/researchers from economically-developing countries. The awardees are matched with well-established scientific and clinical mentors from hospitals, health and research facilities within the hosting WCLC region. The awardees will be mentored during the World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) and then the awardees will visit the mentor’s institution, shadow the mentor, meet and interact with other physicians/researchers at the mentor’s institution for approximately 5 days following the WCLC. The detailed program is determined by the mentor.

• Foster the professional development and education of early-career thoracic malignancies-focused physicians/researchers from economically developing countries globally.
• Share information and ideas and teach skills that the awardee can in turn pass along to their colleagues at their home intuitions.
• Establish communication and collaborative relationships between the mentor and mentee, and their respective institutions that will last well into the future.

• Resides in a Developing Country as defined by IASLC Membership Guidelines.*
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• Currently corresponds to the World Bank list of countries in the following income groups: low income, lower middle income and upper middle income.
• Individuals early in career, less than 5 years since start of MD fellowship or PhD postdoctoral training or equivalent training based on home country.
• Individuals who have submitted an abstract (as presenter) to the WCLC for the year that they are applying will have preference.
• Please note if you have already received the IASLC International Mentorship Award once, you are not eligible to apply for this award again.
  *Currently corresponds to the World Bank list of countries listed on the IASLC website: https://www.iaslc.org/Membership/Developing-Countries-List

• Application Deadline: April 5, 2024 (23:59 PDT)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 29, 2024

• Additional Contact Information
• Abstract ID - This is listed as the control number in your abstract submission confirmation email.
• Curriculum Vitae (list all education and training, publications, previous support or awards, other scientific and professional activities)
• Summary of Scientific and Clinical Interests
• Personal statement describing your career goals and how this program will help reach those goals
• Two Letters of Recommendation (It is preferred that at least one letter is from an IASLC member)
• Verification of your current trainee status, and/or proof of date of training completion
• If applicable, proof of date of initial faculty appointment

Please name each of the mandatory supporting material files as per examples below. Please note only PDF files should be uploaded.

• John Smith - CV
• John Smith - Summary of Scientific and Clinical Interests
• John Smith - Personal Statement
• John Smith - First Letter of Recommendation by an Active IASLC Member
• John Smith - Second Letter of Recommendation by an Active IASLC Member
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Training Completion
• John Smith - Proof of Date of Initial Faculty Appointment

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2024 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2024-abstracts@icsevents.com.