NYOF Travel Awards
CAHON NYOF Young Investigator Travel Awards (YITAs)
The Young Investigator Travel Awards (YITAs) are designed to support the professional development and scholarly achievements of CAHON's early-career and physician-in-training members. Each year, CAHON provides travel awards to eligible members to attend the New York Oncology Forum (NYOF) and participate in educational, networking, and research opportunities.
Application Process for NYOF Young Investigator Travel Awards
Eligibility Criteria
- Current CAHON members including Associate Members (Resident and Fellows), OR Regular Members within 3 years of training at the level of instructor or assistant professor. (Membership applications available at https://www.cahon.org/membership)
- Availability to attending CAHON's New York Oncology Forum and the CAHON members-only dinner and reception meeting (held annually in October).
Award
Travel reimbursement for lodging, airfare and ground transportation. Awardees who do not require travel reimbursement may be offered a $500 cash award.
- Lodging – Up to two nights at the conference hotel or equivalent. Room and tax at single room conference rate
- Airfare – Coach/economy only. Booked at least 14 days in advance. Up to $1,000 round trip for domestic.
- Ground transportation – Necessary travel to and from the meeting site only
Nomination Type: Self-nomination
Applications Requirements
- Application Form
- CV, including education and current training level or position
- Short bio including personal statement describing career goals (3 sentences long)
Please submit all application materials by the deadline: Wednesday, August 12th, 2026. Reach out to Taylor Martin at tkmartin@cahon.org for any questions.
NYOF Young Investigator Travel Award Recipients
2025 Winners
- Can Cui, MD, PhD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Jingyao Zhang, MD, Msc - Danbury Hospital / Nuvance Health
- Lay She Ng, MB, BCH, BAO - Indiana University School of Medicine Southwest Indiana
- Qing Li, MD, PhD - Case Western Reserve University
- Teiwei (Leo) Cheng, MD, PhD - University of Kansas Medical Center
- Jiahao Peng, MD, PhD - NYU Langone Medical Center-Long Island
- Nancy Lin, MD - Montefiore Einstein
- Tiantian Zhang, MD, PhD - University of Central Florida
- Sunny Cai, MD - University of Kansas Cancer Center
- Daniel Veldehuijzen Van Zanten, MD - University of Alberta
2024 Winners
- Annie Xiao, MD - City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Xiaocao Xu, MD - University of Vermont
- Yening Feng, MD - Geisinger Medical Center
- Jerry T. Wu, BS - Cleveland Clinic
- Lingzhi Hong, MD, PhD - MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Wern Lynn Ng, MD - UPMC Harrisburg
- Yuan Yao, MD - Mayo Clinic
- Cho Han Chiang, MD, MMSc - Mount Auburn Hospital
- Yating Wang, MD - Ascension Providence Hospital
- Simo Du, MD, MHS - Jacobi Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine