Eligibility

Candidates for the Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowship for Women Scientists in Cancer Research must meet the following basic requirements:

• Must be female.
  
  
• Must possess a doctoral degree earned within the last five years.
  
  
• Must be a U.S. citizen or have U.S. permanent residency (green card) at the time of appointment.

Current doctorate students are eligible to apply if their degree requirements will be completed prior to the beginning of the fellowship.

Current and former NCI postdoctoral fellows are not eligible to apply.