Cancer Council Australia is offering a trip to Groningen, The Netherlands for the best essay on a cancer related subject by a medical student currently enrolled at an Australian University.
Every year the World Health Organisation – Collaborating Centre for Cancer Education runs The International Summer School ‘Oncology for Medical Students’.
The winning student will attend the 15th International Summer School ‘Oncology for Medical Students’ in Groningen 9th July - 20th July 2012.
This year's essay theme is "40 years after the war on cancer - How far have we come?”
For more information about the essay, how to submit your entry and the prize, download the below PDF.
Entries close Friday 27 April 2012.
2011 Winning Essay
The winning essay in the 2011 Student Essay Competition was submitted by Jillian Mellor.
Click here to read Jillian's winning essay – Personalised cancer treatment – fad or future? A medical student’s perspective
Runners-up essays
We received many great entries this year. Click on the names below to read the essays of our runners-up.