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Important Timelines

Online application starts	1st May 2025
Last date for online application	30th June 2025
List of selected participants	1st September 2025
Confirmation of participation and payment of fees	15th September 2025
Pre-workshop webinars	December 2025 to February 2026
Workshop	2nd March to 7th March 2026

Criteria for Participation

Applicants must

• Be trained or in-training in any branch of oncology (surgical, medical or radiation) or any specialty allied to oncology.
• Have interest in clinical research and show commitment to devote time to clinical research in the years following the workshop.
• Be ready with a research concept (idea) which can be developed into a full-fledged research project.
• Be fluent in written and spoken English and have good computer skills.
• Have support from their Supervisor/ Head of Department and Institution to carry out the proposed research project.
• Have access to a laptop computer and a good internet connection.
• The applicant must give an undertaking that he/she will be on official leave from his/her department during the workshop. the supervisor should also undertake the same in the letter of support.

Selection Process

The workshop committee will select participants for the workshop. Preference will be given to early or mid-career level researchers from academic institutions who can demonstrate commitment to continuing research in oncology. Each application will be independently reviewed by two experts and a score will be awarded based on:

• Applicant details.
• Brief outline of the research idea.
• Applicant’s statement of purpose.
• Supervisor’s letter of support.

Selected Participants

Selected participants will be notified by email. Participants will have to confirm their participation and pay the registration fees. Participation fees for the workshop have been highly subsidized, and hence, selected candidates should clearly confirm their participation; failure to take part in the workshop after confirming participation will automatically debar the candidate from future workshops.

Applicants who are accepted for the workshop should be prepared to develop the clinical research concept submitted with their application into a complete clinical trial protocol during the course of the workshop. As timelines for completion of the various parts of the protocol are tight, participants should be ready with a background literature review and if available, their institution’s protocol and informed consent templates. All participants must have a laptop computer and a good internet connection during the workshop to enable attendance and completion of their daily assignments. Attendance at all the workshop sessions is mandatory and certificates of completion will be issued only to those participants who complete these requirements. Participants have to submit an undertaking, and a statement from their supervisor, that they will be on leave from their department during the workshop.