Stephenson Cancer Center Native American Center for Cancer Health Excellence (NACCHE)
Improving Cancer Outcomes in Native American Communities (ICON)
NACCHE/ICON Trainee Travel Awards
Call for Proposals – 2025
Financial Support
Up to $1,250 will be awarded per applicant to support the registration fees, airfare, hotel or other related expenses. These and other qualifying expenses will be reimbursed per the University of Oklahoma’s Travel Reimbursement policy. No indirect costs allowed.
Eligibility
Applicants must be majoring or working in a field of study related to understanding and addressing cancer prevention and control in Native American persons and their communities. These awards are available to:
- Junior or senior undergraduates ages 18 or older enrolled at OU main campus
- Graduate students enrolled at OUHSC or the OU main campus or OU Tulsa
- Professional students enrolled at OUHSC or the OU main campus or OU Tulsa
- Medical students enrolled at OUHSC or the OU main campus or OU Tulsa
- Clinical residents training at OUHSC or OU Tulsa
- Clinical fellows training at OUHSC or OU Tulsa
- Postdoctoral fellows at OU main campus, OUHSC or OU Tulsa
- Full-time faculty enrolled in a graduate or professional degree program at OUHSC and the OU main campus.
- Other academic institutions, Tribal Nations, or tribal entities involved in the Improving Cancer Outcomes in Native American Communities (ICON) grant.
- Priority will be given to trainees who have never received the award.
Requirements
- Awardees must be presenting an abstract (oral or poster) on a related topic at a health or public health related meeting.
- Abstract acceptance, meeting information, and presentation schedule must be submitted to the NACCHE Senior Program Manager at the time of submission of the application if available, or after it has been submitted and accepted.
- Awardees are required to provide a follow-up report (1-page max.) outlining what they learned and achieved.
- Copy of tribal/Indian Health Service approval for the presentation is required if the work includes a Tribal Nation partner or Tribal/Indian Health Service program or entity.
How to Apply
Interested applicants should submit the following materials in a single PDF file to NACCHE@ou.edu:
- Submitted Abstract with Title and Author(s).
- Personal statement written by the applicant (no longer than 1 page in length, 1 inch margins, single-spaced) describing their learning objectives and benefits to be gained from attending the conference.
- List of one or more mentors in a faculty capacity.
- A letter of reference from a faculty member or mentor. The letter should comment on the applicant’s academic and personal qualifications for this award. Letter of reference must be on institutional letterhead and signed.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV) or resume of the applicant.
Note: Applications will be received and reviewed on a rolling deadline. The number of awards made per year will be determined by the available amount of funding and the number and quality of applications. Awardees will be notified within 15 days of submitting an application.
For more information, please contact below.
Contact Information
NACCHE@ou.edu