The Excellence Scholarship InnovInOnco has been launched for master’s students who want to enroll in one of the InnovInOnco graduate programs. These scholarships are intended for foreign students wishing to enroll in the master’s degree for the academic year 2024-2025.
The InnovInOnco Graduate Excellence Scholarship offers €10,000 per year to foreign students studying oncology in France for their Master 1 or Master 2 degrees. The goal of this award is to support academic achievement and cancer research opportunities.
It is a merit-based scholarship for Master’s degree students specializing in oncology.
Study fields
Eligible fields include:
Cancer Biology: Focus on the latest fundamental discoveries in the biological mechanisms of cancer—lectures given by internationally recognized researchers. The 1st semester consists of a series of seminars on the latest developments in oncology, a symposium organized by the students themselves, common to all 4 Cancer master’s courses, and a 2-month research internship. The 2nd semester consists of courses that enable students to build a research project in response to a research call, courses on technological innovations, and a 4-month research internship.
Therapeutic Innovations in Oncology: Focus on drug design, therapeutic innovations, and clinical trials in oncology in collaboration with professors from the Lyon Veterinary School (cancers in pets). The 1st semester consists of courses dedicated to drug design, clinical trials, and pharmaco-toxicology; a symposium organized by the students themselves, common to all 4 Cancer master’s courses; and a 2-month research internship. The 2nd semester consists of lectures organized by Lyon Veterinary School professors on spontaneous animal cancers and their potential as a model for studying human cancers, courses that enable students to build a research project in response to a research call, and a 4-month research internship.
Cancer Bioengineering: Focus on the transdisciplinary teaching of physicochemical properties of cancers and innovative technologies (biomechanics in 3D models, microfluidics, and new devices) to better approach the physiology of the tumor in vitro. The 1st semester consists of an introduction to the multidisciplinary complexity of cancer, lectures on innovative in vitro models, physical aspects of cancer, engineering projects, quantitative approaches, and a symposium organized by the students themselves, common to all 4 Cancer master’s courses. The 2nd semester consists of a 6-month research internship.
Who Can Apply?
Applicants must:
Be international students residing outside France (dual citizenship with France is allowed).
Hold a Bachelor’s degree or have completed one year of a Master’s program in oncology or related fields (e.g., biosciences, biophysics, bioinformatics).
How to Apply?
- Prepare a single PDF file with the following:
Proof of education (Bachelor’s or Master’s certificates).
Curriculum Vitae (one-page resume).
Motivation letter (one-page explanation of career goals).
Academic transcripts.
Work abstracts (research, dissertations, or publications, if applicable).
English proficiency certificate (TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent; not required for native English speakers).
Copy of an official identity document. - Email the PDF to: charlotte.riviere@univ-lyon1.fr, caroline.moyret-lalle@univ-lyon1.fr
Application Deadline
The application deadline is January 31, 2025.
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