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.

Please read the application guidelines to view the full list of eligibility criteria. (Available in June)

Candidates who are not working at UICC member organisations who are unable to identify a host institution are encouraged to contact the following UICC members that have expressed an interest in hosting UICC Fellows. Candidates can also identify potential host institutions by looking UICC Fellows awarded in previous years listed below.

National Cancer Centre Korea (NCCK) South Korea

King Hussein Cancer Center , Jordan

Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Canada

Hospital Moinhos de Vento, Brazil 

Icon Group Australia

HCG Hospitals India

A.C. Camargo Cancer Center, Brazil

University of Colorado Cancer Center, United States

BENEFIT:

Duration and Amount:

Two weeks – 2,200 USD*

Three weeks – 2,800 USD*

Four weeks – 3,400 USD*

Five weeks – 4,000 USD*

Six weeks – 4,600 USD*

Seven weeks – 5,200 USD*

Eight weeks – 5,800 USD*