EONS Grants
EONS is committed to supporting the professional growth of cancer nurses across Europe. We offer a range of grants to encourage excellence in practice, education, and research. Explore the available grants below to find opportunities that suit your career aspirations.
EONS Grants news
EONS Early Career Research Grant
The EONS Early Career Research Grant is designed to foster excellence in cancer nursing across Europe by providing financial support to early-career nurses who are undertaking research in their field. This initiative not only aims to cover specific research-related expenses but also seeks to enhance the professional development of nurses, promoting innovations and improvements in cancer care practices.
Early Career Research Grant 2024
We are pleased to inform that Betül Bay (UK) has been selected to receive this year's grant.
She began her nursing career in 2009, after completing her undergraduate education in Turkey. She worked as a staff nurse for nearly ten years across various departments, including adult oncology/internal medicine and pediatric intensive care. However, most of her experience was in the neonatal intensive care unit, where she worked for almost a decade. After gaining significant clinical experience, she decided to advance her knowledge as a nurse academic and pursued a master’s degree in clinical nursing at King’s College London in 2019.
She is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Birmingham. Her research focuses on designing a home-based digital pain management application for children and young people with cancer pain and their parents. The goal is to develop an individualised pain management tool that addresses the unique experiences and needs of this population.
Early Career Research Grant 2023
We are happy to inform our members that Cristina Tebar (Spain) has been selected to receive this year’s grant.
Cristina finished her nursing degree in 2014 at University of Alicante, Spain. After that she was working as a staff nurse at Barts Hospital, London, UK in a haematology cancer ward while she studied a Postgraduate at Royal Marsden. In 2019, she returned to Spain, and she worked for two years in the haemato-oncology where she studied a Research Master’s Degree. Since 2020, she is part of the Research Group of the Breast Cancer Unit of the Hospital Clinico Universitario of Valencia, where she is working as a research oncology nurse.
She is currently studying for a PhD at the University of Valencia. Her research focuses on the quality of life, fertility and sexual health of women with breast cancer. The purpose of this project is to explore and demonstrate the breadth and depth of sexual health in breast cancer patients and their QOL. The aim is to validate the proposed questionnaire as a tool that can objectively assess sexual health in patients.
Early Career Research Grant 2022
Eysan Hanzade Umac was selected to receive this year’s grant. Eyşan started her nursing career in 2018. After her undergraduate education, she became a staff nurse at American Hospital in Istanbul. She finished her master’s degree in nursing in 2020, and then she started her PhD. Now, she is a PhD student and Teaching and Research Assistant at Koç University School of Nursing in Istanbul, Turkey. She focuses on the pain management among pediatric oncology patients.
The purpose of the project is to develop a biofeedback-based virtual reality game and evaluate the effect of biofeedback in a virtual reality game on pain, fear, and anxiety during port needle insertion among pediatric oncology patients.
Early Career Research Grant 2021
Ezgi Bilmiç was selected to receive this year’s grant. Ezgi Bilmiç is currently studying for a master’s degree in nursing at Koç University School of Nursing in Istanbul, Turkey. Ezgi worked as a research assistant on a research project there last year. Currently, she is an early career oncology nurse working at an outpatient chemotherapy unit in a state hospital in Turkey. Her research focus area is pain management in cancer patients. The aim of Ezgi’s project is reducing patient-induced barriers in pain management in cancer patients using pain management training and the latest evidence in this field.
ESO-EONS Clinical Fellowship for Cancer Nurses
2025 ESO-EONS Clinical Fellowship for Cancer Nurses
The European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS), in partnership with the European School of Oncology (ESO), proudly offered the 2025 Clinical Fellowship Programme for cancer nurses across Europe. This initiative extended the reach of ESO’s Clinical Training Centres Fellowship, which was previously focused on oncology physicians, to include cancer nurses, providing them with a pivotal opportunity to enhance their clinical skills and professional development at accredited oncology centres. The programme was designed to equip nurses with advanced skills, encourage cross-border professional exchanges, and foster collaboration and best practices in cancer care.
Eligibility was open to all practicing cancer nurses in Europe. The application period for this cycle has closed. For more details about the programme and future opportunities, please contact eons.secretariat@cancernurse.eu.
2024 ESO-EONS Clinical Fellowship for Cancer Nurses
The European School of Oncology (ESO) and the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) are pleased to inform our membership that Kritikou Evangelia from Greece received a fellowship to go to European institute of oncology, Milan, Italy and Politis Nikolas from Greece received a fellowship to go to Champalimaud Clinical Centre ,Lisbon, Portugal.
You will find here with the experience from Nikolas Politis at the Champalimaud Centre:
2023 ESO-EONS Clinical Fellowship for Cancer Nurses
The European School of Oncology (ESO) and the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) are pleased to inform our membership that Ligia Szocs , Radiotherapy Center Cluj, Romania, and Haytham Abusenjar, European Gaza Hospital have been accepted for the 2022 Clinical Fellowship for Cancer Nurses. You will find feedback about her experience here.
Ligia has opted to do the fellowship at the Champalimaud Clinical Centre (CCC), Lisbon, Portugal in April 2023. Haytham Abusenjar unfortunately had to cancel her fellowship and Eroglu Ilyada (Turkey) will do the fellowship at IEO, Milan – Italy from 3rd to 29th September 2023. You will find the feedback about her experience here.
2019 ESO-EONS Clinical Fellowship for Cancer Nurses
The European School of Oncology (ESO) and the European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS) are pleased to inform our membership that Gabriella Mavrodin (Romania) and Nieves Gil Gomez (Spain) have been accepted for the 2019 ESO-EONS Clinical Fellowship for Cancer Nurses. Gabriella has opted to do the fellowship at the European Institute of Oncology (Milan, Italy) and Nieves preferred to do the the fellowship at the Champalimaud Clinical Centre (CCC), Lisbon, Portugal.
Both have agreed to do their fellowship from 1 to 30 October 2019.
Please find here the report from Gabriella and here the report from Nieves about their fellowship experience.
Research Travel Grant
The EONS Research Travel Grant enables EONS members, including clinical research nurses and nurse researchers in various settings, to visit and collaborate with established researchers abroad, enhancing their skills and expanding their networks. The grant covers travel and living expenses for one or two visits. Although the call for 2020 was postponed to 2021 due to travel restrictions related to COVID-19, future applicants should stay tuned for upcoming calls to seize this opportunity for professional development.