Deadline: 30 August 2016
Children with Cancer UK is currently inviting applicants for its Project Grants with an aim to support the administration of childhood cancer registries or multicentred clinical trials.
Objectives
- To improve knowledge of the genetic and environmental causes and relevant biological mechanisms of childhood and teenage and young adult (TYA) cancers
- To identify diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for childhood and TYA cancers
- To optimise and develop more effective and less toxic cancer treatments, with a special focus on those forms of cancer that still carry a poor prognosis for children and TYA
- To understand the long-term health implications of childhood and TYA cancer and its treatment
Grant Information
- The maximum amount that can be applied for is £250,000.
- The project grants provide funding for defined projects lasting up to three years.
Eligibility criteria
- Proposals must be submitted by a UK academic institution (university, hospital or research institute).
- The Program will consider funding international collaborations where researchers from a UK institution play a leading role.
How to Apply
The application process consists of two stages:
- The first stage is submission of a preliminary proposal which must be submitted using the application form provided and following the guidelines below.
- Preliminary proposals are reviewed by our grant panel who will decide which to put through to the second stage.
Eligible Country:United Kingdom
For more information, please visit Research into Childhood Cancer.