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Fellowships
UICC Fellowship programme
The Fellowship programme plays a major role in UICC's mission. Alongside other capacity building offers, it aims to reduce the global cancer burden by facilitating the exchange of knowledge, expertise and technical skills. The programme also enables networking and collaboration across institutions and countries.
UICC Fellows come from around the globe and work in all areas of cancer control. The fellowships allow them to visit world-renowned institutions in order to learn best practices and new skills.
Types of fellowship
Technical Fellowships
Transfer of cancer control knowledge, skills and techniques through one-month international visits.
Bourses pour l'Afrique Francophone
Destinées aux personnels de santé travaillant dans le domaine du cancer basés en Afrique francophone, une visite d’un mois pour acquérir de nouvelles compétences et renforcer des collaborations.
Allow cancer professionals from UICC member organisations to obtain expert learning and guidance in cancer control via person-to-person video calls.
Advance cancer research through three-month international collaborative projects.
Programme overview:
| Fellowship programmes | Call dates | Duration of visit | Award amount | Eligible Candidates | Language of Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Fellowships |
1 February - 31 December 2021 |
One month |
3,400 USD |
Master's Degree or medical equivalent |
English |
| Bourses pour l’Afrique Francophone | 1 février - 31 decembre 2021 | Un mois | 3,400 USD | Titulaires d’un Master ou équivalent | Français |
| YY study grants | June - September 2021 tbc | Three months | 10,000 USD | >2 years post PhD | English |
| Virtual Fellowships |
1 February - 31 December 2021 |
Four one-hour video calls |
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Cancer control professionals working in a UICC member organisation |
English, French or Spanish |
Programme chairs and reviewer committee members
The selection process would not be possible without the high-quality evaluations provided by international experts in the many different fields of cancer control, that inform the programme chairs when making the final funding decisions. We sincerely thank both chairs and reviewers for their time and dedication.
Fellowship partners
Last update:
Friday 30 April 2021
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