2025 Quality of Life Lectureship
The 2025 Quality of Life Lectureship by the Oncology Nursing Foundation honors impactful work in psychosocial and quality of life aspects of cancer care with a keynote at the ONS Congress.
Funder: Oncology Nursing Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Nomination deadline for Quality of Life Lectureship, projected)
Funding Amounts: Recognition award; funding amount not publicly specified; includes invitation to deliver keynote lecture at ONS Congress.
Summary: Annual lectureship recognizing an expert in psychosocial and quality of life issues in cancer care, presented at the ONS Congress.
Key Information: This is a prestigious, nomination-based honor focused on psychosocial oncology; not a research or project grant.
Description
The Quality of Life Lectureship, sponsored by the Oncology Nursing Foundation, is an annual honor awarded to a distinguished expert who has made significant contributions to the psychosocial and quality of life dimensions of cancer care. The selected individual delivers a keynote lecture at the ONS Congress, addressing topics such as the emotional, psychological, and social challenges faced by patients and families affected by cancer. The lectureship, formerly the Mara Mogensen Flaherty Memorial Lecture, is the Foundation’s oldest and most prestigious recognition, established in 1982 to highlight leadership and inspiration in oncology nursing.
