Fellowships in Global Health
CGH fellowships are designed to provide support to improve global cancer research skills.
Fellowships are provided to individuals at the pre- or postdoctoral level for mentored training and skill development in specific areas of cancer research. All fellowship opportunities require work at NCI laboratories or offices in the United States. The following are the types of fellowships with details on eligibility for application and examples of the types of projects and outputs resulting from the fellowship experiences.
Short-term Scientist Exchange Program
This fellowship program is for postdoctoral research and clinician scientists from low- and middle-income countries working on cancer research. Scientists spend up to six months at NCI working on specific research projects and this serves as a step to establish scientific exchanges and collaborations between research programs at NCI and LMIC institutions. NCI has supported 15 scientists from eight countries.
This program is developed through discussions between the applicant and their mentor/s at the LMIC institutions and the investigators at an NCI research program. The Center for Global Health can facilitate these discussions.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can begin by contacting the global research training team. Please include Short-term Scientist Exchange Program in the subject line.
Postbaccalaureate Fellowships
The Cancer Research Training Award fellowship is for individuals with a bachelor’s or master’s degree (or equivalent) who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. This opportunity allows fellows to work at the NCI Center for Global Health and develop skills in a range of areas.
Some topic areas of programmatic focus include technology and mHealth for cancer control in low- and middle-income countries, dissemination and implementation science, and behavioral research for cancer prevention.
Convening activities may include the Annual Symposium on Global Cancer Research, the Global Cancer Research and Control Seminar Series, and technology-enabled knowledge exchange networks via Project ECHO. Additional aspects of CGH’s work include data and evaluation and exploratory work in support of new initiatives.
How to Apply
Applications typically open in January of a calendar year. Interested applicants can begin by contacting the global research training team. Please include Postbaccalaureate Fellowships in the subject line.
Communications Fellowships
Fellows will support strategic communications projects across the Center with a focus on communications planning and implementation, website management, and social media strategy to increase access to NCI research resources for global audiences.
The communications fellow will function as part of a multidisciplinary team of federal staff and contractors who plan, implement, and evaluate global cancer communications activities.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can begin by contacting the global research training team. Please include Communications Fellowships in the subject line.