CROF Resident Elective Travel Award

Written By Bonnie Summerfeldt

Provided by the Canadian Radiation Oncology Foundation, the CROF Resident Elective Travel Award addresses geographic disparities in the distribution of Radiation Oncology professionals across Canada by helping a senior CARO resident member explore career options in Canadian centres without residency training programs. One awards of $1,000 is available through this scholarship, which is administered by the CARO Education Committee.

AWARD DETAILS & CRITERIA

  • Applicants must be PGY4 or 5 as of July 2025, in good academic standing in Canadian Radiation Oncology program.

  • Applicants must be undertaking an elective (minimum of one month) in a Radiation Oncology centre without a residency program between July 2025 and June 2026.

  • Please note this funding is not meant to support a resident’s mandatory community rotations, but rather for additional electives.

  • To receive the award, the winning applicant must provide confirmation of a provisional acceptance by the host centre, a copy of the clinical schedule for the elective, and approval from the program director as well as written confirmation that the elective is in addition to the mandatory community rotation.

FUNDING 

  • 1 Award of $1,000

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS 

  • Completed application form

  • 250 word personal statement about your interest in this program

  • Curriculum vitae (CV)

The resident will provide confirmation of a provisional acceptance by the host centre, a copy of the clinical schedule for the elective, and approval from the program director as well as written confirmation that the elective is in addition to the mandatory community rotation.

Applications are to be submitted to Mary Hooey (Mary.Hooey@uhn.ca) in one PDF file.
Application Deadline July 2, 2025

  • 2019

    Julianna Sienna – Simcoe Regional Cancer Centre

    2018

    Jeevin Shahi – McMaster University
    Jenna Adleman – University of Toronto

    2017

    Gaurav Battacharya – The Ottawa Hospital General Campus
    Stacey Davidson – The University of Western Ontario

    2016

    Michael Kucharczyk – McMaster University

Bonnie Summerfeldt

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