ESTRO Guide 2018

ESTROGRANTS

ESTROMobility Grants Also called ESTRO Technology Transfer Grants (TTG)

ESTROMobility Grants (ESTRO Technology Transfer Grants, TTG) are for you if you want to visit another institute to learn about or gain experience with a technique, equipment or its application that is not easily available in your own institute and which would be useful to you and your department in future studies or clinical treatments. TARGET GROUP ESTRO members who are specialists or trainee radiation oncologists, medical physicists, radiation therapists (RTTs) or biologists are all eligible for TTGs. In addition to individual applications, ESTRO encourages teams of physicists or oncologists

APPLICATION FOR TTG • Two application deadlines occur per year (spring and autumn) and are announced on the website of ESTRO (under the top tab “Careers”), as well as by monthly ESTRO Flash reminders. • Application forms are available on the website and the following information is required: - a short but well documented and clear description of the project aim(s) (+/- 1.5 pages). Methodology should be written with particular attention, a step by step description should be provided to evaluate feasibility of the project - indication of the likely benefit of the visit to the applicant and his/her institute - letters of support from the applicant’s department head and from the host institute - a short CV of the applicant(s) and cost estimates - after the visit, a 2-page report should be sent to the ESTRO office within one month of completion. These reports will be posted on the ESTRO website. Every two months one will be selected for publication in the young corner of the newsletter. EVALUATIONMETHODOLOGY Applications are submitted twice per year and evaluated by a panel of four-five members of the Education Council including at least one clinician, physicist, radiation therapist (RTT) and biologist.

together with radiation therapists (RTTs) to apply together, where appropriate. Although TTGs are primarily aimed at people in a relatively early stage of their career, many exceptions are made for more senior professionals who wish to learn a specific technique or application. The following rules do apply: • Be an ESTRO member for the current year • One Grant per Institute • Beneficial for the candidate and the Institute • Applications involving at least one European partner is encouraged (Asia to Africa, USA to Australia applications will be excluded). SCOPE • ESTRO will cover travel and accommodation for a visit to another institute with the expertise or technique to be learned • Salaries will not be covered • Visits of one to three weeks • Total budget of €1,500 - €2,000 per project (max €2,500) • The term “Technology Transfer” can be broadly interpreted but the primary aim is to facilitate exchange of expertise or technical know how between institutes.

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ESTRO BUDGET A yearly budget of €50,000 is available for these grants.

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