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THRIVE PHILANTHROPY GRANT

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Application Deadline: Deadlines are 11:59 pm GMT on

1 December

1 March 

1 June

1 September

LOCATION: USA

The Thrive Grant funds initiatives outside the USA that accelerate alternatives to industrial animal agriculture, create plant-rich food systems, and/or increase access to or awareness of nutritious plant-based foods.

ELIGIBILITY:

Proposals that aim to accelerate alternatives to industrial animal agriculture, create plant-rich food systems, and/or increase access to or awareness of nutritious plant-based foods.

Aligns with Thrive Philanthropy’s safespace policy.

Any country that is not the USA and not an international chapter of a US-based organization.

Applicants must consistently demonstrate a positive reputation with their stakeholders and community and be able to contribute to Thrive Philanthropy’s positive reputation.

Not a for-profit company.

Thrive Grants are typically directed to organizations. If you are an individual, please see our Seed Grant.

They are currently prioritizing organizations with a budget less than $500,000 USD

For African applicants—have received an invitation or previous grant.

Special Note for Africa-Based Applicants:

Due to an exceptionally high number of proposals coming from Africa, African proposals are accepted by invitation only or by previous grantees.

If you are based in Africa and haven’t been invited to apply for a grant, you are welcome to join Thrive’s other Africa initiatives such as the Thrive Africa Accelerator HERE. Within the accelerator you’ll get to join a cohort of like-minded advocates across Africa, and Thrive will get to know more about your work, increasing your chances of being invited to apply in the future.
If you’re based in Africa and haven’t been invited to apply or aren’t a previous grantee, we kindly request you not submit an application.

BENEFIT:

The Thrive Grant ranges from $10,000 USD to $30,000 USD. 
The Thrive Grant is geared toward mid-size or larger organizations with a track record of success. They are currently accepting applications from any country in the world except the USA. Most Thrive Grants are directed to organizations that we have funded in the past.

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awards, Events, Opportunities, other events, PhD/post doctoral

UICC’S TECHNICAL FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: 4 June 2026

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

UICC’s Technical Fellowships 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. Transfer of cancer control knowledge, skills, and techniques through international visits of two weeks up to two months.

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.

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