Union International Cancer Control Technical Fellowships 2026

The Union International Cancer Control Technical Fellowships 2026 provides 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. The programme was originally launched in 1976 and is funded by UICC, offering fellowships with funding based on duration and published scales for living costs and economy flight estimates from the home to host countries.

Fellowship funds living costs and economy flight estimates; participants gain knowledge and skills in cancer control through short learning visits.

Open to public health professionals including epidemiologists, health educators, social workers, nutritionists, administrators and other professionals working in 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, and medical doctors may be considered without a higher degree if they hold a cancer-related board certification, with registered nurses holding an RN qualification also eligible. 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.

For more information, visit the UICC Technical Fellowships page and use the provided application portal.