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Eligibility

You are eligible to apply for a position with the Cancer Cell Biology Training Program if you meet the following criteria:

• You have permanent US residency status
• You are a rising 2nd or 3rd year UNC Graduate Student
• You work with a current (see Faculty) or future CCBTP Preceptor on a project related to cancer
• Thesis project and future publications are related to cancer

How to apply:

• Student curriculum vitae, including undergraduate GPA
• Research project title and proposal (1/2 page, single spaced)
• Short statement on why you want to join CCBTP

The faculty preceptor and one other recommender should submit these items directly to Iman Hedadji at cancertraining@med.unc.edu:

• Letter of recommendation from the UNC faculty preceptor
• In addition to the recommendation for the prospective trainee, the preceptor’s letter should include a statement attesting that the trainee will remain an active, cancer-focused member of the CCBTP until graduation, and document availability of funding to support the student’s research beyond the student stipend provided by CCBTP
• Letter of recommendation from an additional faculty member who knows the student well, such as a committee member
• Both letters should explain how the applicant would benefit from joining the training program and what they would add to the program

Stay tuned for the next application period!

Iman Hedadji
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
450 West Drive CB #7295
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295
tel: (919) 966-5344
Email: cancertraining@med.unc.edu