IACR Fellowships
Sharon Whelan IACR Fellowship
Fellowship Opportunities
The Sharon Whelan Memorial Fellowship seeks to provide avenues to those working in population-based cancer registries to enhance their knowledge, skills and networking capabilities
This fellowship aims to enhance participants' knowledge, skills, and professional networks. Successful candidates may receive support for travel to:
- Participate in an IACR Scientific Meeting.
- Participate in a workshop / training course concerning cancer registration, epidemiology or the use of registry data in cancer control programmes;
- Spend time at a host institution / registry that can offer learning opportunities not available within their home institute.
The Sharon Whelan Memorial Fellowship is open to persons working in the field of cancer registration in any part of the world. Priority will be given, where possible, to the staff of registries where local resources are limited. The fund is administered by the Secretariat of the IACR.
About the Fellowship
The Sharon Whelan Memorial Fellowship has been established by the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) to commemorate the life and work of Sharon Whelan, a key contributor to the development of the Association over a span of 25 years. Sharon joined IARC in 1974 and became a scientific staff member of the Unit of Descriptive Epidemiology (DEP), working under the supervision of Dr Calum Muir (1981-1986) and then Dr Max Parkin (1986-2004). As well as a co-editor of Cancer Incidence in Five Continents from Volumes V (1987) through to VIII (2002), Sharon was the person responsible for the successful operation of the IACR during this period, becoming Executive Secretary in later years, until her retirement in 2005.
The Fellowship is inspired by Sharon’s contribution and support to the cancer registry community over a quarter century, and by the longstanding Fellowships associated with Dr Muir and with Dr Constance Percy, both pioneers in cancer registration worldwide in their own right.
Additional Information and Application Form:
- More details on the Sharon Whelan Memorial Fellowship
- Fellowship guidelines
- Apply for the Fellowship
- Read Sharon’s Historyof the IACR
- Read Sharon Whelan’s obituary
- Support and Contribute to the Fellowship Fund
Join us in celebrating Sharon Whelan's legacy and contribute to the future of cancer registration through this impactful fellowship.
