Irish Cancer Society's Research Awards 2025
Nominations Now Open!
It is that time of year again where we start planning our Research Awards!
We are so proud of the hard work of all our research community, and as part of that we want to recognise all the great work via our Research Awards 2025. The Awards will take place in person on Thursday 20th February 2025 at 6pm in Dublin.
This year we are excited to announce five main categories, including PhD Scholar of the Year award, Support Staff of the Year award, PPI Achievement in Research Award, and two new categories, Survivorship Project of the Year and Translational/Clinical Project of the Year. We welcome your nominations by 6th January 2025 for all awards by using the individual forms below.
The deadline for nominations for all of our awards is 5pm Monday 6th January 2025. Please note that nominees who are shortlisted must be available to attend the Research Awards on the 20th of February 2025 at 6pm in Dublin. For any queries, please email researchadmin@irishcancer.ie.
Please note: Anyone interested in attending our Research Awards to see the ceremony and to hear our finalists for our PhD Scholar of the Year, whether associated with a nominee/finalist or not, is welcome to attend. We have opened registration on Eventbrite, open to all.
PhD Researcher of the Year Award 2025
Every year, we fund outstanding PhD researchers who are the backbone of novel cancer research in Ireland and who will improve the outcome of those affected by all types of cancer. This award will showcase the fundamental role of current PhD researchers.
This year, we are looking for applications for PhD Researcher of the Year. Please note, only currently funded PhD students (must have started their PhD by August 2024) can be nominated. Applications from individuals nominating themselves are encouraged as are applications from either supervisors or from their peers. PhD students who finished their PhD at the time of nomination are still eligible to apply provided they have not graduated by February 2025. A judging panel with review the applications and the top 3 highest ranking Scholars will be picked as our finalists. The finalists will present their research in plain English on the night of the Research Awards, and our final awardee will be picked on the night.
All nominations should be submitted using the following link or QR code below.
Support Staff of the Year Award 2025
This award is to recognise an individual who on a daily basis goes above and beyond the call of duty to support the cancer research being carried out across the country. Nominees for this category are not required to be funded by the Irish Cancer Society but support the work of those who are.
The description ‘Support Staff’ refers to any staff member, at any level who offered research support during 2024. This includes but is not limited to research assistants, technical staff, registration officers, lab managers, clinical trials staff, research nurses, data managers, administrative staff (including project/programme managers, research manager/coordinators) etc. Nominations should be from a third party who works closely with the individual being nominated. All nominations should include a short outline of the reasons why the individual nominated should receive the award.
The Irish Cancer Society Support Staff of the Year will be selected by a panel of judges and the winner will be expected to give a short presentation on their role at our awards ceremony on the 20th of February.
All nominations should be submitted using the following link or the QR code below.
PPI Achievement of the Year Award 2025
This year, we are looking for applications for PPI Achievement of the Year. This award will focus on highlighting the important role of PPI contributor(s) working with researchers across a specific PPI research activity in 2024. PPI is a partnership, therefore, applications should be made in partnership with both PPI contributor(s) and the researchers.
For activities with multiple PPI contributors and/or researchers, please ensure to nominate all parties involved in the partnership. It is not required that the PPI contributors on a panel be funded by the Irish Cancer Society, but the PPI achievement or activity should support the work of the researchers who are. The PPI Achievement of the Year Award will be jointly awarded to the PPI contributor(s) and the researchers, to showcase outstanding, innovative PPI partnerships in cancer research in Ireland.
Applications from individuals nominating their own PPI project are eligible and encouraged, as are applications from either researchers or PPI contributors as the lead applicant.
Please note: We understand that PPI comes in many forms, and the roles that PPI contributors/panels undertake are broad. Queries about eligibility for this award are welcomed to ppi@irishcancer.ie.
The Irish Cancer Society PPI Achievement Award will be selected by a panel of judges and the winning team (both PPI and researchers) will be expected to give a short presentation on their PPI activity at our awards ceremony on the 20th of February.
All applications should include a short outline of the reasons why their PPI activity should receive the PPI Achievement of the Year Award 2025. This should be submitted using the following link or the QR code below.
Survivorship Project of the Year 2025
This award is to recognise the contribution of an exemplar survivorship research project on the cancer research landscape in 2024. All survivorship research projects that are wholly or partly funded by the Irish Cancer Society at any stage in 2024 are eligible for the award. Nominations from the individual researcher of that project or from a third party are welcome.
The Irish Cancer Society Survivorship Project of the Year will be selected by a panel of judges and the winning project will be expected to give a short presentation on the impact of their project at our awards ceremony on the 20th of February 2025.
This is for Survivorship projects. Please note that PhD research projects are not eligible for this award but are encouraged to apply for the PhD Researcher of the Year Award instead.
All applications should include a short outline of the reasons why their project should win the award. This should be submitted using the following link or the QR code below.
Translational/Clinical Project of the Year 2025
This award is to recognise the contribution of an exemplar translational or clinical research project on the cancer research landscape in 2024. All translational or clinical research projects that are wholly or partly funded by the Irish Cancer Society at any stage in 2024 are eligible for the award. Nominations from the individual researcher of that project or from a third party are welcome.
The Irish Cancer Society Translational/Clinical Project of the Year will be selected by a panel of judges and the winning project will be expected to give a short presentation on the impact of their project at our awards ceremony on the 20th of February 2025.
This is for either Translational and Clinical projects. Please note that PhD research projects are not eligible for this award but are encouraged to apply for the PhD Researcher of the Year Award instead.
All applications should include a short outline of the reasons why their project should win the award. This should be submitted using the following link or the QR code below.
