Admission Requirements
Candidates applying from foreign countries and wishing to enter the doctorate program ending in November 2004 should belong to one of the Institutions participating in the program, i.e., the National Institutes of Health, the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD). Candidates wishing to enter the doctorate program ending in November 2007 should belong to any of the three above-mentioned USA Institutions or to one of the following: the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain), the Centro de Investigaciones Oncologicas (CNIO, Spain), the Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (Brazil), the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiwa University (USA) and the Université Paris XI (France). All candidates must be eligible for, or participating in a Master of Science or PhD program in one of the above-mentioned Institutions, or in Institutions connected with them, or be in possession of an MD, Master or PhD degree given by one of the above-mentioned Institutions

Certificate
Upon completion of training, foreign fellows training in Italy whose thesis is approved by the Board of Teachers of the home and overseas institutions will receive a certificate stating they have earned the degree of Dottore di Ricerca in Oncologia ed Endocrinologia Molecolare [Research Doctorate in Molecular Oncology and Endocrinology] which is awarded to students who have completed at three-year program (for the cycle ending in November 2004) and a four-year program (for the cycle ending in November 2007) including the training received in the foreign country and that received in Italy

Stipend
Successful candidates will receive approximately Euro 1,500 per month. This amount will amply cover housing and living expenses in Naples, Genoa and Padua. Health insurance and insurance against accidents will be provided. No tuition charges will be levied.