Up to three $10,000 prizes are offered to PhD students from VCCC Alliance member organisations.
Sponsored by the Picchi Brothers Foundation, the awards provide a launch pad for international travel and collaboration.
Students are invited to make a submission to receive a prestigious award in basic science, clinical science or population health.
Up to three $10,000 prizes recognising excellence in cancer research will be awarded to PhD students in a tradition that has spanned more than a decade and acknowledges potential world-class researchers embarking on their careers.

The prizes will recognise, develop and support talented students from the alliance and will:
> Support personal and professional development towards research independence
> Enable recipients to engage in collaborative work
> Provide the opportunity to attend or participate remotely or physically in an international conference/s.