BACR/AstraZeneca Young Scientist Frank Rose Award

Purpose

To recognise and reward the achievements of an individual whose work has made significant contributions to translational (laboratory-clinic) cancer research.

Value

A prize of £1,000.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants must have a PhD (Up to 15 years post-PhD, allowing for career breaks) at the time of application and demonstrate a track record in cancer research.  If in any doubt concerning eligibility, please contact Janet Alexander at the BACR Secretariat for assistance.  Applicants must be a BACR member (mermbership application may accompany the Award application)

Next Application Deadline:

31st March 2026

Eligible applicants must submit a single PDF document consisting of the following sections:

The completed BACR/AstraZeneca Award Application Form 

1. A brief summary describing your accomplishments in cancer research (max 600 words)
2. A publication list of your original research articles (no reviews, commentaries, case studies or articles in submission; articles accepted for publication/in press are permitted).  The publication list should include the full reference, be numbered and listed in chronological order (The newest output first).  Ensure your contribution to each publication is highlighted by adding a brief (max 100 word) description of your role in relation to each output.
3. A pdf version of the three most notable publications
4. A letter of support from Supervisor/Line Manager
5. Applicants must adhere to this format, or the application will be returned without consideration by BACR.

Procedure

Please email all relevant documentation to Janet Alexander (BACR Secretariat) at: bacr@leeds.ac.uk with "BACR AstraZeneca Award" in the subject line of the email.

Applications will be acknowledged once received. If you don't receive an acknowledgement within 72 hours, contact the BACR Secretariat.

Recipients of the BACR/AstraZeneca/Young Scientist Frank Rose Award

• 2005    Kaye Williams
• 2006    Thomas Helleday
• 2007    Owen Sansom
• 2008    Munitta Muthana
• 2009    Jason Caroll
• 2010    Grant Stewart
• 2011    Dmitry Pszhezhetskiy
• 2012    Janine Erler
• 2013    Chris Bakal
• 2014    Elizabeth P Merchison
• 2015    Agnieszka Gambus
• 2016    Oliver Maddocks
• 2017    Alan Serrels
• 2018    Seth Coffelt
• 2019    Nicola Valeri
• 2021     Vivian Li
• 2022     George Poulogiannis
• 2023     Luca Magnani
• 2024     Stephen-John Sammut
• 2025     Evangelos Giampazolias