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NCT Masterclass

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NCT Masterclass 2027

January 18-22, 2027 at Eisenach

NCT Heidelberg Local Selection

The NCT Masterclass 2027 is a five-day, high-level, hands-on training course for clinical and medical scientists in the field of clinical and translational oncology trials. As an initiative of the One NCT, the course brings together participants from all NCT sites, the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), the German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), and the network of Comprehensive Cancer Centers (CCC) outside the NCT, further fostering collaboration and exchange. 

Following a competitive local selection process, three candidates from NCT Heidelberg will be chosen to participate at the NCT Masterclass 2027.

Course description

The NCT Masterclass 2027 will take place on January 18-22, 2027 at Hotel Kaiserhof, Eisenach and aims at building competencies in the conception and implementation of innovative, patient-centered, and investigator-initiated clinical-translational oncology trials. The course offers an intensive one-week educational platform to support the development of a study protocol with the potential to be submitted within the framework of the NCT Overarching Clinical Translational Trial (OCT2) program. Core elements of the course supported by experienced experts include aspects such as feasibility analysis, budget planning and regulatory considerations. 

For further information on the course content, please visit NCT Masterclass.

Curious about what to expect? Read about the experiences of our two NCT Heidelberg participants from the NCT Masterclass 2026 here.


Application procedure


Eligibility criteria

The NCT Masterclass 2027 is aimed at:

  • physicians and researchers with a background in oncology who are in the early to mid-stage of their careers, are seeking focused qualification in the field of academically driven clinical-translational cancer research and have a study idea suitable for submission to the NCT OCT2 program.

Applicants are expected to be fluent in both German and English and must be employed at one of the following supporting institutions of NCT Heidelberg: 

  • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)

  • Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD)

  • Thoraxklinik Heidelberg

  • Heidelberg Medical Faculty of the University of Heidelberg

Important note: Applicants who have already submitted or plan to submit their study idea to the NCT OCT2 program before the NCT Masterclass will not be considered.

How to apply:

Submit the following documents via email koordination(at)nct-heidelberg.de by August 9, 2026:

  • CV (including experience in developing clinical study concepts, clinical trial experience, GCP certification if applicable – while the latter is not mandatory, it is recommended in preparation for the NCT Masterclass)

  • Letter of motivation (max. 3,000 characters including spaces)

  • Abstract of potential study idea including estimated submission to the NCT OCT2 program (briefly describing own contribution, max. 1,800 characters including spaces)

All application documents should be submitted as a single PDF file with the name ‘NCT Masterclass 2027 NCT HD – Your Full Name’.

For more details on the application procedure and timeline please refer to the following documents:

For any questions regarding applications to NCT Masterclass from NCT Heidelberg, please contact the local coordination office, at: koordination(at)nct-heidelberg.de.