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Eligibility & Submission Criteria
Grants are available to full-time interventional radiology faculty, full-time allied science faculty and trainees with an MD, DO, PhD, or equivalent degree. Collaboration between an interventional oncologist and field experts having documented experience in immunotherapy and / or basic research in tumor immunology / biology are required. Likewise, full-time immuno-oncologists and basic researchers are encouraged to apply – provided documented collaboration with an interventional oncologist.
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- • Post- doctorate candidates are invited to apply.
- • Allied Scientists are encouraged to apply.
- • Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged to apply.
- • Current recipients of SIO grants will not be considered.
- • Eligible applicants may submit more than one proposal but only one grant will be awarded per institution.
All funded applicants must become members of the Society of Interventional Oncology (SIO) if they are not already members upon award acceptance. The initiation of funding is conditional on submission of required grant agreements and documentation of IRB and/or IACUC. The transfer of the second payment is conditional on the submission of a 6 month progress report, and the third milestone payment is conditioned on the following: oral presentation of the preliminary data during the dedicated grant session at the SIO 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting held in Savannah, GA, USA, 3 February- 9 February, 2026, and submission of the final project report.
All detailed submission criteria and documents required for submission can be found here.
I understand that, if selected for this opportunity, I will be required to present at a future Annual Scientific Meeting *