African Cancer Fellowships
Enabling health care workers to improve cancer outcomes in Africa
UICC, supported by the American Cancer Society, has launched a new programme of fellowships for cancer professionals in Africa, linked to the 2018 World Cancer Congress. The goal of this initiative is to enable health care workers to improve cancer outcomes in Africa.
Objectives:
The programme aims to enhance educational opportunities for health care workers in Africa, thereby expanding workforce capability and improving care for cancer patients. Hands-on fellowship opportunities are combined with peer-to-peer exchange and information sharing that will allow individuals to learn important skills relevant to cancer care and to disseminate them throughout their region.
To achieve these goals UICC is offering upto 20 fellowships to visit an organisation in another country with a strong emphasis on learning skills that will be shared with peers in their home organisation or network.
Additional benefits include:
- A dedicated workshop at the 2018 World Cancer Congress for fellows to share their fellowship and knowledge sharing experiences with other awardees.
- An online common interest network where awardees can exchange acquired knowledge and share lessons learnt.
15 Selected Candidates
Please see below for the list of selected candidates
African Cancer Fellowship Awarded Fellows
This Call is Now Closed
Milestones |
Key Dates |
Comments |
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Call for proposals deadline |
30 November 2017 |
Project and visit proposals should demonstrate strong plans for knowledge dissemination and show evidence that stakeholder engagement has already taken place |
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Notification of awards |
February 2018 |
Upto 20 awardees to be selected |
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World Cancer Congress abstract submission |
End March 2018 |
Successful applicants are expected to submit an abstract to the Congress |
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Expected fellowship visit period |
One month duration between March to June 2018 |
Average value: 3,000 USD including a living stipend plus a travel contribution towards the least expensive international travel costs. Ideally visits to the host institution should take place before the end of June but must take place before the World Cancer Congress |
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Expected initial dissemination period |
From April 2018 |
10 fellows will be awarded travel grants based on their fellowship visit report and congress abstract |
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World Cancer Congress |
1 - 4 October 2018 |
Dedicated knowledge sharing workshop at the congress in Kuala Lumpur |
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Common Interest Network |
From October 2018 |
Virtual peer to peer support network will provide resources, advice and inspiration to awardees |
World Cancer Congress
Awarded fellows will be encouraged to submit an abstract to the 2018 World Cancer Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and 10 travel grants will be offered. The selection criteria will be based on the end of project reports and congress abstracts. Selected fellows will be given the opportunity to participate in a dedicated knowledge sharing workshop at the congress.
Last update
Tuesday 17 November 2020