Three types of Short-term fellowships can be awarded, as follows: Short-term fellowships for Pre-doctoral or Postdoctoral studies in ICGEB Component laboratories Short-term fellowships for mobility between ICGEB Member States (SMART Fellowships).

The International Cancer Research Fellowships (iCARE) program, a funding scheme intended to promote the mobility of experienced researchers to and from Italy. This program is open to highly qualified post-doctoral fellows or equivalent who wish to broaden their experience in oncologic research, and consists of three different types of fellowships, each for a duration of two years

The purpose of the Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation is to support the research of promising young scientists to contribute to the creation of new areas of research in the biological sciences in Italy.