Applications are now open for the UICC’s Technical Fellowships, which provide cancer professionals the chance to gain new knowledge, skills and techniques in cancer control through short learning visits of two weeks to two months’ duration.
Application Deadline:
- Closes: 4 June 2026
Tell Me About the Fellowship:
The UICC Technical Fellowships (formerly ICRETT, launched in 1976) provide cancer professionals with opportunities to gain new knowledge, skills, and techniques in cancer control through short international visits lasting two weeks to two months.
The programme emphasizes public health, prevention, early detection, equitable treatment access, and palliative care, with a special focus in 2026 on cervical cancer and HPV vaccination scale-up.
Objectives:
- Knowledge exchange in cancer control.
- Capacity building for individuals and their home institutions.
- Networking among cancer control professionals worldwide.
Type:
- Short-term Fellowship | Global | Cancer Control Training
Who can Apply?
Eligible candidates include:
- Public health professionals (epidemiologists, health educators, social workers, nutritionists, administrators).
- Cancer researchers (translational, clinical, implementation).
- Clinicians, nurses, pathologists.
- Applicants must:
- Hold at least a Master’s degree (or equivalent training).
- Have five years’ experience in cancer-related work.
- Be medical doctors with board certification (or within one year of certification).
- Registered nurses with RN qualification are eligible.
- Not eligible: Medical and PhD students.
How are Candidates Selected?
- Based on academic/professional background, motivation, and alignment with UICC priorities.
- Preference for projects in public health, prevention, early detection, equitable treatment, and palliative care.
- Applications aligned with UICC’s Business Plan 2028 (women’s cancers, lung cancer, people-centred care) are prioritized.
Which Countries Are Eligible?
- All countries worldwide.
- Special sub-programmes:
- Bourse pour l’Afrique Francophone (applications in French).
- Becas para América Latina (applications in Spanish).
Where will the Fellowship be Taken?
- Host institutions worldwide. Examples include:
- National Cancer Centre Korea (NCCK).
- Christie NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
- Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Canada.
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento & A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Brazil.
- King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan.
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, USA.
- Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Spain.
- Baheya Foundation, Egypt.
How Many Awards?
- Multiple awards annually (exact number varies).
What is the Benefit of the Fellowship?
- Fellowship award amounts calculated based on duration and living costs.
- Covers economy flights, living expenses, and research-related costs.
- Duration: 2 weeks to 2 months (extension possible, but no extra funding).
Required Documents:
- Motivation letter (connection to AI/cancer control focus).
- CV.
- Academic certificates/transcripts.
- Declaration of other income/scholarships.
- Host institution confirmation (if available).
How to Apply:
- Identify and contact a potential host institution.
- Prepare application documents.
- Submit via [email protected] (preferably through TU Dresden SecureMail Portal).
- Apply between 3 April – 4 June 2026.
Visit the Application Webpage for Details
