Cancer Training at NCI

The cancer training and career development opportunities on NCI’s campus in Maryland cover a broad spectrum of disciplines for individuals at career stages ranging from high school students, graduate students, scientists, clinicians, and healthcare professionals.

Click on the program names below for detailed descriptions and information on how to apply.

All Training Opportunities

Program Name	Discipline	Career Stage
Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Fellowships	Basic science Translational research Clinical research AIDS research	Postdoctoral and clinical fellows Graduate, medical, and dental students Postbaccalaureates High school students
Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP)	Cancer prevention, control, and population sciences	Postdoctoral and clinical fellows
Division of Cancer Control and Population Science (DCCPS) Behavioral Research Program (BRP)	Behavioral research Basic biobehavioral and psychological sciences Health communication and informatics Health interventions Tobacco control Dietary behavior and physical activity Statistical methodology and measurement	Postdoctoral and clinical fellows Graduate, medical, and dental students Master's-level fellows Postbaccalaureates
Division of Cancer Control and Population Science (DCCPS) Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program (EGRP)	Biostatistics Epidemiology Genetics Molecular biology Public health Population-based research Cancer control	Master's-level fellows
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) Fellowships	Epidemiology Biostatistics Genetics	Postdoctoral and clinical fellows Graduate, medical, and dental students Master's-level fellows Postbaccalaureates High school students
NCI-Frederick Fellowships and Internships	Basic science Translational research AIDS research	Post doctoral fellows Graduate students High school students
Werner Kirsten Student Internship Program	Basic science Translational research AIDS research	High school students
NIH Graduate Partnership Program	Biomedical research	Graduate students Postbaccalaureates

Training in Careers that Advance the Cancer Research Enterprise at NCI

Program Name	Discipline	Career Stage
Interagency Oncology Task Force (IOTF) Joint Fellowship Training Program	Research-related regulatory review	Postdoctoral and clinical fellows
Health Communications Internship Program	Health communications Science writing	Graduate students or recent graduates of master's and doctoral degree programs
Technology Transfer Fellowships	Technology transfer	Postdoctoral fellows Postbaccalaureates
Werner Kirsten Student Internship Program – Internships in Support of Science/Research	Budget Human resources Information technology Graphics and media	High school students

Summer Programs at NCI

Program Name	Discipline	Career Stage
Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Summer Internships	Basic science Translational research Clinical research AIDS research	Postdoctoral and clinical fellows Graduate, medical, and dental students Postbaccalaureates High school students
Cancer Research Interns (CRI) Program	Basic science Translational research Clinical research AIDS research	Graduate students Undergraduate students
Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention	Basic science Translational research Epidemiology Clinical or public health research/practice	Postdoctoral and clinical fellows Scientists Clinicians or other healthcare professionals Public health practitioners
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) Summer Program	Epidemiology Biostatistics Genetics	Graduate (master's and doctoral), medical, or dental students Undergraduate students High school students
NCI-Frederick Summer Programs	Basic science Translational research AIDS research	Postdoctoral fellows Undergraduate students High school students
Introduction to Cancer Research Careers (ICRC)	Basic science Translational research Clinical research AIDS research	Graduate students Undergraduate students Postbaccalaureates
NIH Summer Internship Program	Biomedical research	Graduate students Undergraduate students High school students