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Poster prizes

We have set aside an award fund of £100,000 for young investigators (aged under 30 years) presenting posters at Childhood Cancer 2012. The prizes are intended to encourage high-calibre young scientists to progress their career in childhood cancer research.

The deadline for submissions has now passed and a list of the eligible abstracts will be available shortly.

Entries will be judged by our conference committee on the basis of the quality of the work presented and its contribution to our understanding of childhood cancer. We envisage awarding up to four prizes of £20,000 and a number of smaller prizes. However the exact distribution of prize money will be determined by the conference committee.

Prizes will be announced on Thursday 26^th April 2012.

Use of prize funds

The prize money is intended for use by the winning author(s) to support any aspect of their research relevant to childhood cancer. The funds may be used to purchase equipment or consumables, or for research travel and conference attendance fees, or for salary support (including pension contributions and National Insurance costs, but not overheads).

Terms and conditions of award of poster prize

1. The prize money is intended for use by the winning author(s) to support any aspect of their research relevant to childhood cancer.
2. The award may be spent to purchase equipment or consumables, or for research travel and conference attendance fees, or for salary support (including pension contributions and National Insurance costs, but not overheads).
3. Before awarding the prize money, CHILDREN with CANCER UK will require a statement signed by the relevant authority from the researcher's host institution(s) confirming that the researcher(s) meet the eligibility criteria and that the money will not be subject to overhead charges.
4. The money must be spent within the 12 months following the date of the letter confirming the award.
5. A report must be submitted to CHILDREN with CANCER UK, describing how the money was used to further the author's research, within 3 months of completion of the expenditure.
6. Please note that these awards are discretionary and subject to the excellence of the presented posters. In the event that the members of the Committee feel that none of the posters meet the necessary standard of excellence, they reserve the right to award no prizes.