ELIGIBILITY:

Public health professionals including epidemiologists, health educators, social workers, nutritionists, administrators and other specialised professionals working in the field of cancer control; cancer researchers performing translational, clinical and/or implementation research; clinicians, nurses and pathologists.

Applicants must hold a minimum of a Master’s degree, while qualified medical doctors may be considered in the absence of a higher degree (i.e an MD) if they hold or are within a year of holding a board certification (or equivalent) in a cancer-related specialty, and registered nurses who have an RN qualification are also eligible to apply.

An equivalent one-year’s training qualification in a specialty related to cancer post university degree can be accepted as an equivalent to a Master’s degree, for example training as a cancer registrar.

All candidates should have worked in the field of cancer for at least five years prior to applying.

Medical and PhD students are not eligible to apply.

The 2026 call will have a strong emphasis on public health and the training of health professionals on cost-effective and evidence-based cancer control strategies and interventions relevant to and appropriate to the applicant’s context and the wider health system.

Applicants from French-speaking African countries have the option to apply in French if they planned to visit a French-speaking country. For further details, please visit the “Bourse pour l’Afrique Francophone“ webpage.

Applicants are generally expected to identify and contact potential host supervisors themselves. However, if they are unable to find a host supervisor, they should reach out to fellows@uicc.org for information on the organisations listed below that have expressed interest in hosting Fellows. Representatives from cancer centres or institutions interested in hosting UICC Fellows should contact fellows@uicc.org for more information. 

National Cancer Centre Korea (NCCK), is a Fellowship partner and host that supports applicants wishing to visit it. 

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom. 

Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Canada is a Fellowship partner and host that supports applicants wishing to visit it. 

Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Brazil

A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Brazil

King Hussein Cancer Center , Jordan

University of Colorado Cancer Center, United States

Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Spain

Baheya Foundation and Hospitals, Egypt

BENEFIT:

Fellowship award amounts are calculated by UICC based on the fellowship duration and published scales for living costs and economy flight estimates from the home country to the host country. For more information, refer to the application guidelines.