Upper Midwest Emerging Scholars Exchange Program

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The Upper Midwest Emerging Scholars Exchange is a new, collaborative effort to support the career development of early career faculty (MCC members in their first five years) in the region. The goal is to create opportunities for MCC faculty to receive invitations to speak at peer Midwest cancer centers. Not only will faculty have a chance to hone their oral presentation skills and bolster their CVs in preparation for promotion, but they will also have an opportunity to develop relationships with potential research collaborators, mentors, and sponsors.

Partnering institutions will host two speakers and select two scholars to travel and speak at a partner cancer center. Each institution will do one exchange in the fall and one in the spring of the academic year.

Program Details

Each scholar exchange experience will include the following:

  • A speaking presentation at a Seminar Series, Grand Rounds, or other similar speaking program as determined by the hosting institution
  • One-on-one meetings with faculty in research areas relevant to the visiting scholar
  • Dinner with host institution faculty members or leadership
  • Lunch with host institution early career faculty member or trainees
  • A campus/facility tour
  • Full travel expenses, including an overnight stay at a hotel near the host institution, transportation, and per diem
  • $600 honorarium

Program participant eligibility requirements:

  • Cancer Center members
  • Assistant Professors in the first 5 years of their appointment
  • Individuals who are in the final years of building their CV for promotion, who are building a robust research portfolio, but are still pre-tenure/ pre-promotion

Partnering Institutions

Application Process

2026-2027 applications will open in early June and selected scholars will be notified in August.

 

Questions?

Contact Emily Kraeske, Education & Training Inreach Coordinator, at [email protected].