The ASCO Resident Travel Award, funded by Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, provides financial support for residents from underrepresented populations to attend ASCO's Annual Meeting. The intention of this award is to attract residents from under-represented populations to a possible career in one of the oncology specialties. This travel award will allow the recipients to travel to the ASCO Annual Scientific Meeting, where they will have an opportunity to meet oncologists and to understand the career possibilities in this area. The Resident Travel Award includes a $1,500 travel advance, complimentary Annual Meeting registration, and access to the Annual Meeting housing block and ASCO's travel agent.

To qualify, applicants must be enrolled in an ACGME-accredited residency program required for future training in a cancer related subspecialty (i.e., Internal Medicine considering Med/Onc, Surgery considering Surg/Onc) and be of an underrepresented population as defined by the program eligibility criteria. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals or permanent residents. Candidates must demonstrate an interest in pursuing oncology as a career as well as a record of good academic standing.

The application period has ended. Awardees will be announced in early April, 2010.