Applications open for cancer research funding

Applications are open for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation’s (ACRF) 2013 annual Cancer Research Grant Round.


The ACRF provides major grants between $1.5 and $5 million to Australian researchers for the development of state-of-the-art, collaborative research centres and to purchase advanced technologies and equipment.

The ACRF is a charity foundation dedicated to supporting Australian researchers in progressing cancer diagnosis and treatment. Established in 1984, the foundation awards up to $10 million in research grants each year and has awarded more than $86 million to Australian research initiatives to date.

The CEO of the ACRF, David Brettell, said, “Our grants fund truly world-class research and we’re prepared to award up to $5 million for any single initiative which has the potential to deliver outstanding results.”



Some of the research outcomes made possible through ACRF funding include the cervical cancer vaccine, co-developed by Professor Ian Frazer AC, and the dedicated genetic research laboratory housed within the newly opened Kinghorn Cancer Centre in Sydney.



The ACRF is a seed funding body and is interested in applications for larger scale research projects whose value is over and above the amount sought directly from ACRF.



All applications for grants are considered and assessed by the ACRF’s Medical Research Advisory Committee (MRAC), a group of distinguished cancer scientists. The MRAC’s recommendations for funding are then reviewed and finalised by the foundation’s board of trustees.



The 2013 Cancer Research Grant Round closes Friday, 10 May 2013.

Applicants will be shortlisted for further assessment in the following month.



For more information, go to the ACRF’s Cancer Research Grants webpage.