Members - EORTC

Membership at EORTC

EORTC membership is a free membership which enables individual specialists within an institution to be part of a leading clinical cancer research organisation.

Through a large international network, connect with other specialists via group meetings*, conferences and training, to increase the survival and quality of life of cancer patients.

Membership is granted based on personal and institutional track records, as well as specific criteria around research quality.

*Please note: staff members working closely with the member on EORTC research are entitled to attend the group meetings without compulsory membership. At any time they can apply for individual membership.

All members have to agree on the EORTC Terms and Conditions.

Who can become a member

Active healthcare professionals and researchers:

Membership is open to healthcare professionals and researchers who are actively working in hospitals, universities or large cancer centres and are managing cancer patients and/or conducting related research activities. EORTC is a multidisciplinary organisation and our members are organised into groups of scientists and clinicians, each with a specific area of interest in cancer research.

They include:

• CLINICAL INVESTIGATORS
• IMAGING SPECIALISTS
• TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCHERS
• LABORATORY SCIENTISTS
• PATHOLOGISTS
• PSYCHOLOGISTS/QOL EXPERTS
• OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.

How to become a member

Young and Early Career Investigators Opportunities

Early Career and Young Investigators programmes are available across various tumour groups at EORTC.

EORTC is dedicated to fostering the development of young doctors working in the EORTC network in clinical and translational cancer research. We aim to support and champion the next generation of researchers to sustain EORTC’s legacy in promoting cancer treatment that truly benefits patients.

Active – Early Career Investigators:

Members in the first 10 years of their professional career. Early Career Investigators (ECI).

Affiliate – Young Investigators:

Individuals in process of obtaining full qualification in the scientific research area. It is required that these individuals have a mentor within their institution who is already a member of at least one of the groups they wish to join.

“Y-ECI brings to me more than just professional development; it’s about being part of a community that shares a collective ambition to make meaningful contributions to the field of oncology.”
– Marjolein Geurts | Young-ECI Brain Tumour Group Chair