CARO / CROF

Awards & Research

Bonnie Summerfeldt Bonnie Summerfeldt

CROF Resident Elective Travel Award

Addresses geographic disparities in the distribution of Radiation Oncology professionals across Canada by helping a senior CARO resident member explore career options in Canadian centers without residency training programs.

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Bonnie Summerfeldt Bonnie Summerfeldt

ACURA Award

The ACURA (AbbVie – CARO Uro-Oncologic Radiation Award) program has enabled radiation oncology clinicians and researchers from across the country to make significant advances in the treatment of prostate cancer

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Bonnie Summerfeldt Bonnie Summerfeldt

CARO-CROF Radiation Therapist Travel Grant

To increase the engagement of our interprofessional colleagues in the activities of the Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology (CARO) and support attendance at CARO’s Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).

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Global Health Scholarship

The scholarship provides financial assistance towards travel and living expenses to radiation oncology residents or fellows completing a clinical or research elective in a resource-limited setting.

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Past Awards

With the support of our partner organizations, CARO has been able to offer various research awards, fellowships, and scholarships throughout our history. Below is a listing of awards we have offered in the past but are no longer available today.

  • Made possible by Sanofi’s support over a five-year period, from 2015 – 2019 the SANOFI Award provided $48,000 in grant monies for prostate cancer research. The award was administered by an advisory group Chair.

    Past Award Winners:
    2019
    2018 
    2017
    2016
    2015

  • Thanks to the generous support of Elekta over a span of eight years, CARO offered this fellowship for residents undertaking additional research training after graduation. The fellowship allowed recipients to pursue additional clinical and/or translational research training at leading academic Radiation Oncology centres in Canada or abroad.

    Past Award Winners:
    2014 – Dr. Jean-Marc Bourque
    2013 – Dr. Hani Al-Halabi
    2012 – Dr. Kathy Han
    2011 – Dr. Jeffrey Cao
    2010 – Dr. Philip Wong
    2009 – Dr. David Palma
    2008 – Dr. Scott Morgan
    2007 – Dr. Jason Pantarotto

  • The CARO Fellowship program provided funding for one resident looking to further develop his or her skills as a Radiation Oncology clinician or researcher – or both.

  • The Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology and Oncura (previously Nycomed-Amersham Canada Ltd.) offered prostate brachytherapy training opportunities to CARO’s membership through the Radiant Program. The program provided grants of up to $2,000 to an individual training in a prostate brachytherapy workshop, or to a qualifying Canadian institution with a prostate brachytherapy program supporting a Canadian visiting regional specialist. The RADIANT program also provided up to $6,000 to cover travel to visit a medical centre in Canada or the United States to gain experience in the use of new knowledge or techniques.

  • This award, offered in 2010 – 2011 was an unrestricted grant to CARO for up to $140,000 CAD to support research studies of radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy or other new systemic agents in patients with prostate or rectal cancer.