Tour de Cure Cancer Research Scholarship

Open for applications from 3 March to 14 April 2025

Value: AUD $125,000 (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

    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.

    Please also refer to:
    - the Scholarships and Grants program Research scholarship policy (PDF 584.32KB)
    - the Tour de Cure Scholarship guideline (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 a:

    - RACS Fellow

    - Specialist International Medical Graduate on the pathway to RACS Fellowship (SIMGs)

    - SET Trainee

    *SET applicants are ineligible for this scholarship

  • Application requirements

    Your application is to include:

    - your career and employment details
    - your research proposal including and proposed budget.


  • Selection and awarding

    Selection

    - assessment is via written application with shortlisted applicants invited to interview.

    - the selection panel is comprised of representatives of the Scholarship and Grant Committee and the Board of Tour de Cure.

    Awarding

    This scholarship is comprised of a stipend component and a departmental component and will be paid to the administering institution following receipt of a valid tax invoice. Payment will be made in one instalment prior to 1 March in the scholarship year.

  • To apply
    Application is 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 applications will not display on your dashboard until the Scholarships and Grants Program application opening date in April. There is no need to re-register if you already have a RACS Unlock registration.

    Please note: emailed applications are not accepted.

    Follow this link to RACS Unlock
  • Contact
    Scholarship and grant team
    Email: [email protected]