Cancer Institute NSW Grants

Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grant

The purpose of these grants is to support future diagnostic specialists as they complete their specialty, and Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology (RANZCR) in pursuing a subspecialty in breast imaging.

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Key information

  • Status: Closed
  • Grant amount: Up to $82,000
  • Application opened: 10 March 2025
  • Application closed: 16 April 2025, 12:00 pm

Program objective

The objectives of the Program are to:

  • provide the opportunity, particularly for specialists early in their career to further develop their breast imaging practice and research skills
  • encourage the development of long-term careers in breast imaging in NSW, particularly within the BreastScreen NSW screening program
  • facilitate the translation of new procedures, techniques or new research outcomes into clinical settings
  • facilitate evidence-based clinical practice and the use of multi-disciplinary care
  • support the development, recruitment and retention of the cancer medical workforce in NSW
  • aid the further development of world best practice cancer management in NSW.

This program is funded and administered by Cancer Institute NSW.

Eligibility

Supervisor – Eligibility and selection criteria

  1. Demonstrated evidence of past mentorship of successful trainees (Registrars or Fellows) within the last five-year period.
  2. Ability and capacity to devote sufficient time to mentor the trainee in their training and directly supervise, or provide a supervisor for, their research project.
  3. A developed plan of the proposed breast imaging training and research program for the trainee. The plan must be aligned with the requirements outlined in Section Three, page 5-6.

Advanced Trainee – Eligibility and selection criteria   

  1. Highly developed diagnostic skills, proven empathy, understanding of the patient’s perspective, and an ability to communicate key information to the patient and their carers.
  2. Strong commitment to the development of multi-disciplinary approaches to cancer diagnosis and care and ability to work as part of a team.
  3. Demonstrated ability to undertake a research project.
  4. Demonstrated ability to teach and train junior medical and radiography staff.
  5. Clear understanding of the discipline of cancer radiology, including major international trends, and awareness of recent and major developments or improvements impacting on the discipline.
  6. Availability to commence the traineeship in 2026.

Administering institution – Eligibility and selection criteria

  1. Demonstrated ability to successfully train specialists and registrars in diagnostic breast radiology over the last five years.
  2. Demonstrated ability and capacity to provide a diagnostic practice appointment for the trainee.
  3. Demonstrated ability and capacity to support the proposed research project.

Who can apply

Applications for the Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grants are invited from:

  • Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR).
  • Registrars, who have completed and passed Phase 2 of the RANZCR training requirements (including 8 weeks / 80 sessions in a diagnostic department or in a breast screen and assessment unit) and are in their Phase 3 / final year of training.

The Program will be offered in institutions within the NSW Health public sector services and/or hospitals providing services for, and/or linked to BreastScreen NSW. 

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What your application needs to include

Developing a proposal

Supervisor and administering institution

The prospective supervisor and administering institution must jointly respond to the Program through the application process, by completing the Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grants 2026 – Institution and Supervisor Application Form at Appendix A of the attached Guidelines. The applicant must respond to all relevant eligibility and selection criteria and include relevant attachments. Applications will be evaluated based on the responses to the Institution and Supervisor application form (Appendix A) only.

Supervisor – Attachments

  1. A brief CV demonstrating experience as a supervisor, including academic qualifications and level, research or publication records, awards and recent clinical appointments and affiliations.
  2. A one-page report of the potential trainee’s abilities and achievements which address the Advanced Trainee’s selection criteria (to be submitted when trainee is recruited).

Advanced trainee

Prospective trainees respond separately to the Program, using the application form Breast Imaging Advanced Trainee Grants 2026 - Advanced Trainee Application Form at Appendix B of the attached Guidelines. If a trainee has not been identified at the time of applying, the administering institution can submit the application without Appendix B. Appendix B must be submitted at the latest one month before trainee commencement.

It is an expectation that the trainee will be exposed to all facets of breast imaging and intervention including, screen reading and Breast MRI. Applications must reflect the objectives of the Program. 

Advanced Trainee – Attachments

  1. A CV that demonstrates substantial ability and excellence appropriate to career stage, and evidence of being a potential leader in the field.
  2. Two independent referee reports.
  3. Evidence of:
    • being a resident of NSW during the traineeship
    • being affiliated with or a Fellow of RANZCR
    • having a qualification as a radiologist or of having completed and passed Phase 2 of the RANZCR training requirements and of being in the final year of training / Phase 3
    • having appropriate APRHA registration to allow clinical practice. 

Start the application

Please refer to the Application Guidelines on the Cancer Institute NSW’s website for information on how to apply.

Applications must be emailed in PDF format to CINSW-Grants@health.nsw.gov.au, with the subject BIATG Program Application 2026, by the cut-off date.

After the application is submitted

Successful applications will be decided by: Cancer Institute NSW Chief Executive Officer

Upon receipt, applications will be reviewed for completeness and adherence to submission requirements.

Incomplete applications will not proceed to the evaluation stage. Grant recipients will be selected through a competitive process. 

The BIATG review committee, comprised of independent experts in the field and the BreastScreen NSW State-wide Clinical Director (or equivalent), nominated by the Institute, will evaluate submitted applications.

Each proposal will be reviewed, scored based on merit and the applicant’s ability to put forward a comprehensive plan for the BIATG, and then ranked. 

Each applicant will be notified of the evaluation outcome in writing. Interviews with applicants may be held at the discretion of the grant review committee.

Support and contact

Further information and enquiries should be directed to:

Program evaluation

Trainees, supervisors and administering institutions will be required to submit progress and final reports. 

The final report should include breakdown of the grant funds that were spent throughout the project, including the amount spent per financial year and total amount received from the Cancer Institute NSW.

Templates, along with a reporting schedule will be provided to the successful applicants.

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