Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship

Open for applications from 3 March to 14 April 2025

Value: AUD $125,000 (Stipend: $112,500 + Dept Maintenance: $12,500) (note: value includes required $25,000 institution co-contribution)

Together with the Foundation for Surgery, Tour de Cure generously funds the Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship to improve cancer outcomes and help find a cure for cancer.

Tour de Cure holds cycling tours and events across Australia to raise funds for research that prevents cancer and the related health consequences, develops new treatments or medicines, improves cancer detection and diagnosis, improves quality of life, improves understanding of different cancers and supports clinical trials.

Research activity needs to focus on a cancer research project undertaken at an approved research institute in Australia under the supervision of an experienced investigator.

  • Policy and guideline
    Before applying, please refer to the:
    - Research Scholarship policy (PDF 584.32KB)
    - Tour de Cure Scholarship guideline (PDF 113.21KB) (PDF 113.21KB)

     

  • Funding conditions

    The scholarship is valued at $125,000. A maximum of $100,000 ($90,000 stipend plus $10,000 departmental maintenance) will be funded from the Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship Corpus. Recipients are required to procure $25,000 ($22,500 stipend plus $2,500 departmental maintenance) from their Research Department. This condition will be waived if the scholar receives additional research funding to the value of, or greater than $25,000. Additional funding would need to include a stipend component to offset the research department's responsibility for paying a percentage of the scholar's stipend.

  • Who can apply?

    To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to be one of the following:
    - RACS Fellow
    - Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) on the pathway to RACS Fellowship
    - SET Trainee

    SET applicants are ineligible for this scholarship.

  • Activity

    Research activity needs to focus on a cancer research project undertaken at an approved research institute in Australia under the supervision of an experienced investigator.
  • Tenure
    1 year

  • Application requirements

    Your application is to include:
    - your career and employment details
    - research proposal
    - an endorsement from a research supervisor, university Head of Department or senior colleague
    - uploads specific to the Research Scholarship you are applying for (as required).


  • Selection and payment

    Selection
    Written applications will be reviewed by members of the Scholarships and Grants Committee. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview and selection of the recipient will be overseen by the Board of Tour de Cure. 

    Awarding
    Payment is made in one instalment to the administering institution by 1 March in the scholarship year (following receipt of a valid invoice which will be requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team).

  • Recipient obligations

    All scholarship recipients will be required to provide an activity report at the end of the scholarship year when requested by the Scholarships and Grants Team.

    Recipients are required to present their research at the annual meeting of the Surgical Research Society of Australasia (or an agreed equivalent) at least once during, or in the 12 months following, the scholarship period.

  • To apply
    Applications are submitted via the Scholarships and Grants Program online platform, RACS Unlock, hosted by Survey Monkey Apply.

    You may register as an applicant on RACS Unlock at any time, however you will be unable to apply until the Research Scholarship Program application opening date. There is no need to re-register if you already have a RACS Unlock registration.

    Please note: emailed applications are not accepted.
  • Contact
    Scholarship and Grant Team
    Email: [email protected]