The ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology) opens its Palliative Care Fellowships Programme.

Object: These Fellowships are designed to:

- Provide oncologists or oncology fellows additional experience in palliative care training

- Allow recipients to spend a minimum of one month of observation or research at one of the ESMO Designated Centres of Integrated Oncology and Palliative Care.

Eligibility requirements: Candidates must:

- Be an ESMO member (or apply for membership)

- Be oncologist

- Be proficient in English

The candidate’s supervisors in both the host and home institute should preferably be Full ESMO members.

Amount and Duration:

1. Palliative Care Research Fellowship: 5000€ for one to three months research at an ESMO Designated Centre.

2. Palliative Care Observation Fellowship: 2500€ for a minimum of one month observation at an ESMO Designated Centre.

Deadline of applications at VHIR: May 19, 2014.

Official deadline: June 1, 2014.

Further information: HERE