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Cancer Research Awards

The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center recognizes and supports scholars in their research through recognition awards and conference travel support. Applicants must be Affiliate Scholars to be eligible to apply.

  • Affiliate Scholar Award of Excellence

    Affiliate Scholar Award of Excellence

    This award recognizes undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral UC Davis Affiliate Scholars for outstanding research, policy, clinical care, and community impact, granting three annual awards with a certificate and $500 prize.

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  • Director’s Fellowship

    Director’s Fellowship

    Open to undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral UC Davis Affiliate Scholars, this fellowship supports early-career cancer researchers with $1,500 to lead independent projects and gain experience in proposal writing and funding. Three awards are granted annually in the fields of Integrated Cancer Biology, Cancer Therapeutics, Biotechnology, and Population Sciences and Cancer Control.

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Travel Award Applications

The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center accepts applications for travel awards to support cancer-related research presentations at conferences or annual meetings. Awards may be used for airfare, hotel, meals, ground transportation, and registration fees. One award up to $1,000 is available for undergraduate students and two awards up to $2,000 for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are offered annually

  • Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award

    Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Award

    • Award is for U.S. travel only; international travel is not eligible.
    • Eligibility: Applicants must be a Cancer Center Affiliate Scholar. If you are not an Affiliate, you may apply here.
    • Applicants that have access to designated funds (e.g., through a T32), are not eligible to apply.
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  • Undergraduate Student Travel Award

    Undergraduate Student Travel Award

    Award is for U.S. travel only; international travel is not eligible. Materials required to apply include:

    • Scientific abstract (one page maximum)
    • Letter of Support from your mentor or PI endorsing your application (single page)
    • NIH fellowship-style biosketch (template available here)
    • Eligibility: Applicants must be a Cancer Center Affiliate Scholar. If you are not an Affiliate, you may apply here
    Apply
Previous Awardees

Directors’ Fellowship Awards (3)

  • Conner Suen, Undergraduate Student, Department of Biotechnology. Mentor: Dr. Christopher Lucchesi
  • Suyakarn Archasappawat, Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Mentor: Dr. Chang-il Hwang
  • Wahed Firoz, Graduate Student, Department of Dermatology. Mentor: Dr. William Murphy

Excellence Awards (3) – Nominated by faculty/mentors

  • John Paul Aboubechara, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurology. Mentor: Dr. Orwa Aboud
  • Luqi Wang, Graduate Student, Department of Public Health Sciences. Mentor: Dr. Laura Fejerman
  • Minh Duc (Daniel) Pham, Graduate Student, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Mentor: Dr. Chang-il Hwang

Travel Award Recipients

Graduate Students (2)

  • Jack Goon, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Mentor: Dr. Xiao-Jing Wang
  • Daniel Pham, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. Mentor: Dr. Chang-il Hwang

Undergraduate Student (1)

  • Sam Chen, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior. Mentor: Dr. Christine Toedebusch

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