UICC 2024 Technical Fellowships for Developing Countries

Published: 24 Jun 2024

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. This specific fellowship opportunity was originally launched in 1976, and was called the International Cancer Research Technology Transfer awards (ICRETT), and has facilitated knowledge exchange for the last four decades.

UICC Technical Fellowship

Application Deadline	August 12, 2024
Funding Type	Partially Funded
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of UICC Technical Fellowship

The main objectives of this call for applications are to:

• Facilitate the international exchange and development of technical knowledge and skills in all areas of cancer control.
• Build the capacity of the individual and the home organization through the effective application and dissemination of the newly acquired skills in the home organization upon return.
• Support the development of networks of cancer control professionals for the continued sharing of best practices and knowledge, and the informal provision of ongoing support, guidance, or training.

Benefits

Duration of Technical fellowship – Maximum level of funding possible:

• 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

Requirements for UICC Technical Fellowship

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)

Application Deadline

August 12, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) on uicc.eu-1.smartsimple.eu to apply