SIO 2025 Dr. Barrie Cassileth New Investigator Scholarship Application
The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) is committed to developing talented young investigators in integrative oncology with its Dr. Barrie Cassileth New Investigator Forum on integrative oncology research methods. This award is open to advanced doctoral students, postdoctoral trainees, and junior faculty members. Research submitted may be a trial in its planning stages or a trial that has been opened but not yet completed. A group of scholars will be selected to become an SIO Dr. Barrie Cassileth New Investigator Scholar. During the New Investigator Forum, scholars will present their research and receive guidance from expert integrative oncology clinician scientists in SIO. The forum is a three-hour event and will include a snack break.
Call for Applications
The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) is committed to developing talented young investigators in integrative oncology with its New Investigator Forum on Integrative Oncology Research Methods. We are accepting New Investigator Forum applications for the 22th International Conference that will be held in Boston, MA, U.S.A. from October 27-29. Open to advanced doctoral students, postdoctoral trainees and junior faculty, a selected group of scholars will be chosen to meet with internationally recognized leaders in the field and present their research for discussion and constructive feedback. The research may be in its planning stages or work in progress that is not yet completed.
Purpose
Provide students, trainees and junior faculty with an opportunity to have planned research or research in progress reviewed, discussed and critiqued in a supportive environment by experienced and highly regarded integrative oncology experts who have varied clinical and scientific expertise.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants may be: 1) doctoral students who are working on any phase of their dissertation, or 2) postdoctoral trainees or faculty who are within the first three years of their first academic appointment, or who are new to integrative oncology research and working on any phase of their research project from design to analysis. Participants’ research designs may be correlative or interventional.
Description of Forum
Participants will attend a 2-hour forum in a small group setting consisting of experts and trainees/junior faculty in integrative oncology where ideas, information, feedback and guidance will be exchanged. The forum will be held the day before the SIO International Conference on 10/26/2025.
Scholarship Details
Investigator participants will receive a waiver of the conference fee and reimbursement up to $1,500 for related travel and accommodation expenses. All expenses are subject the SIO Travel Policy and must be submitted with the SIO reimbursement form and accompanied by receipts.
Applications are due by May 15, 2025, and the decision announced by June 15.