Institute for Cancer Research

PICR Early Career Research Achievement Award

Purpose:

The Purdue Institute of Cancer Research (PICR) recognizes research that goes beyond the candidate’s dissertation and demonstrates clear scientific/scholarly contributions as a result of work completed while a PICR member. For this award, PICR seeks candidates who have demonstrated impact on their field.

Criteria:

Tenure-track, assistant professors who have been on faculty at Purdue for at least two years prior to nomination. A faculty member can only be recognized for this award once. Any PICR member can submit a nomination for this award.

Nomination Procedure: 

  1. Nominations should be submitted as a single PDF file here by March 3, 2025.
  2. The PICR Executive Committee will serve as the selection committee.
  1. The nomination must include in the following order:
  2. Cover page (template below)
  3. Letter of nomination
  4. Nominees CV
  5. A second letter of support from either another PICR member or one external cancer
  6. If an external letter of support, a one-paragraph description or a website link with the credentials of the external reviewer

Deadline: The nomination packet can be submitted here as a single PDF file by March 3, 2025.

Recognition: The awardee will be announced at the Spring Awards Ceremony and will receive a monetary award of $1,000 and a plaque.

Nomination Cover Page Template

Nominee Information:

  • Name:
  • Program:
  • Current Rank:
  • Years in Current Rank:
  • Email:

Nominator Information:

  • Name of Nominator:
  • Rank:
  • Program:
  • Date