UICC Technical Fellowships
UICC’s Technical Fellowships offer cancer professionals a two-week to two-month international learning visit to gain and transfer essential knowledge, skills, and techniques in cancer control. Established in 1976 as ICRETT, these fellowships build individual and institutional capacity and foster global networks of cancer control experts.
Eligibility Criteria:
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Professionals: Public health experts (e.g., epidemiologists, health educators, nutritionists), social workers, administrators; cancer researchers (translational, clinical, implementation); clinicians, nurses (RN), pathologists.
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Qualifications: Minimum Master’s degree (or equivalent one-year post-uni specialty training); MDs within one year of board certification; RNs with RN qualification.
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Experience: ≥5 years working in cancer control; medical/PhD students are not eligible.
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Language: French-speaking African candidates may apply in French via “Bourse pour l’Afrique Francophone”; Latin American candidates may apply in Spanish via “Becas para América Latina.”
Funding Details:
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Duration: 2 weeks to 2 months (extensions up to 2 months possible, no additional UICC funding)
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Award: Stipend and travel calculated per fellowship length, using UICC’s cost-of-living and economy-flight scales (see guidelines)
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Scope: Emphasis on cost-effective, evidence-based public health strategies—prevention, early detection, equitable treatment, palliative care, implementation research
Key Dates:
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Call Opens: 4 June 2025, 09:00 CEST
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Call Closes: 4 August 2025, 23:59 CEST
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Notification: ~3 months after closing
How to Apply & Further Information:
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Apply: Apply here once the call opens
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Contacts: [email protected]
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