[ Worldwide Cancer Research | Research funding ]

The charity Worldwide Cancer Research was established in Edinburgh (UK) in 1979 to support daring and ambitious research into any type of cancer by top scientists in world-renowned institutions all over the world. The charity invests at least £4 million in research every year.
 
Worldwide Cancer Research awards grants to fundamental or translational research into the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer. It supports research that draws on epidemiological, behavioural and clinical data to provide a starting point for a new avenue of research. Multidisciplinary or discipline-hopping projects are encouraged where this helps stimulate innovation.  
 
Does NOT support clinical research, including clinical trials, patient care, nursing or healthcare delivery research, nor any other types of applied cancer research such as policy, public health or psychosocial research.
 
Who can apply:

• Researchers employed at a recognised, non-profit research institution anywhere in the world throughout the duration of the grant.
• Applicants must be tenured or tenure-track research group leaders or postdoctoral researchers (min. 3 years after PhD) employed at a research institution anywhere in the world.
• Non-independent applicants must apply with the head of their unit as co-applicant.
• PIs with honorary and emeritus position: please contact [email protected] before you start your application.
• The PI holds the main responsibility for writing the application, and designing and directing the research project.
• Commercial, for-profit organisations are NOT eligible for funding. They can only participate as collaborators.
• Max. 1 application per call per research group.
• Applicants cannot submit an application for two calls in a row.

• Personnel costs, incl. social charges (except for tenured, tenure-track or open-ended posts). The PI’s salary can be requested only by postdocs who are trying to become independent.
• Research-related costs, incl. consumables, animal costs, reagents, travel to conferences for personnel paid by the grant, scientific visits and essential services.
• Does NOT cover: clinical personnel and costs, overheads, equipment (except for small equipment purchased by new group leaders) and publications (open access costs must be requested separately).
• Note: transfer of funds between budget headings detailed in the approved application is not permitted.

1. Only the first 500 applications submitted via the online grants system are considered.
2. You must submit your application and contact [email protected] by April 29, 2019 for the compulsory validation of your application by the “Authorised Officer”. Note: your application will not be actually submitted until the Research Office (the “Authorising Officer”) validates it.
3. The call deadline is May, 3 2019 at 17h00 (British local time).
4. Evaluations are carried out by the foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee, as well as by external reviewers.
5. Selected projects must start on February 1, 2020 (+ 3 months flexibility).