The IASLC 2026 World Conference on Lung Cancer is delighted to provide Education Awards for Developing Countries, Early Career Researchers, Nurse or Allied Health Professionals, Patient Advocates and Tobacco Control Awards as well as the IASLC International Mentorship Program.  For more information regarding eligibility criteria and benefits for each award, please visit: https://wclc.iaslc.org/awards/ . You may apply for multiple awards, however you are only eligible to be accepted for one. 

Please click here to apply for the IASLC Patient Advocate Educational Award.

Submission Deadline: April 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST)

Please note:

• 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.
• Individuals who have received funding from another source to attend IASLC 2026 WCLC are ineligible to apply for any awards.
• You may save your application even if you have not yet completed all sections or uploaded all required documents. Please ensure that you proceed to the end of the application form and click the "Submit" button to save your progress. You may return later to complete or update your application before submission deadline.
• Please ensure that all requested documents are uploaded by April 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST). Applications with incomplete documentation at the submission deadline will not be considered.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the IASLC 2026 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2026-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*
• Submit (as presenter) and have accepted an abstract for WCLC
• Students, trainees, residents, fellows (MD, Postdoc) or individuals with a professional degree within three years of faculty appointment (e.g. you must be appointed to faculty after September 15, 2023) or equivalent training based in home country. 
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• If you have already received this award, you are no longer eligible to apply for this specific award. 
• 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 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 27, 2026

• 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 2026 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2026-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Students, trainees, residents, fellows (MD, Postdoc), or individuals with a professional degree, within three years of faculty appointment (e.g., you must be appointed to faculty after September 15, 2023)    
• 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.)  
• Active IASLC Membership is required to apply.
• If you have already received this award, you are no longer eligible to apply for this specific award.

• Application Deadline: April 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 27, 2026

• 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 2026 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2026-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Submit (as presenter) and have submitted an abstract for WCLC 
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• Professional role in nursing or allied health (see “Nurse or Allied Health Specializations” on the WCLC 2026 website: Education, Professional, Tobacco Control and Mentorship Awards – WCLC 2026)
• If you have already received this award, you are no longer eligible to apply for this specific award. 
• For Early Career Applicants: Within 5 years of initial faculty appointment or within 5 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 no later than September 15, 2021).

• Application Deadline: April 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 27, 2026

• 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 2026 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2026-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Reside in a Developing Country*
• Students, trainees, residents, fellows (MD, Postdoc) or individuals with a professional degree within three years of faculty appointment (e.g. you must be appointed to faculty after September 15, 2023) or equivalent training based in home country.
• Submit (as presenter) and have accepted an abstract for WCLC
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• If you have already received this award, you are no longer eligible to apply for this specific award. 
• 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 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 27, 2026

• 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 2026 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2026-abstracts@icsevents.com.

• Students, trainees, residents, fellows (MD, Postdoc) or individuals with a professional degree within three years of faculty appointment (e.g., you must be appointed to faculty after September 15, 2023)
• Submit (as presenter) and have accepted an abstract for WCLC 
• Must be a current IASLC Member
• If you have already received this award, you are no longer eligible to apply for this specific award.
• You must certify/agree that you do not already have funding from another source (employer, etc.)

• Application Deadline: April 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 27, 2026

• 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 2026 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2026-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.
• Students, trainees, residents, fellows (MD, Postdoc) or individuals with a professional degree within three years of faculty appointment (e.g. you must be appointed to faculty after September 15, 2023) or equivalent training based in 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 1, 2026, 23:59 MST (equivalent to April 2, 2026, 15:59 KST)
• Education Awards Notifications: May 27, 2026

• 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 (maximum 300 words)
• Personal statement describing your career goals and how this program will help reach those goals (maximum 300 words)
• 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 2026 WCLC Abstract Manager at wclc2026-abstracts@icsevents.com.