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Biomarker Project Awards This scheme provides funding for biomarker assay development, validation and qualification where there is a clear line of sight to clinical implementation. |
Biomarker research, Radiotherapy research, Imaging research, Surgery research |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Cancer Immunology Project Awards Cancer Immunology Project Awards catalyse research and build the UK's research base in cancer immunology by funding immunologists from non-cancer fields. |
Immunology, Cancer biology |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Cancer Research UK–Children with Cancer UK Innovation Award The Cancer Research UK–Children with Cancer UK Innovation Award is a new initiative to support novel and innovative approaches to childhood cancer research. |
Cancer aetiology, Cancer biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Imaging research, Immunology, Materials science, Mathematics, Physics, Immunotherapy, Biomarker research, Pre-clinical research, Radiotherapy research, Early diagnosis, Cancer prevention |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Clinical Trial Award Supports interventional clinical trials of cancer treatment (including systemic treatment, radiotherapy and surgery) with the aim of improving outcome. |
Clinical trials, Surgery research, Radiotherapy research, Biomarker research, Pre-clinical research |
Preliminary submission Final submission Committee Review |
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Discovery Programme Awards Programme Awards provide long-term support for broad, multidisciplinary research where the aim is to answer an interrelated set of questions. |
Biomarker research, Pre-clinical research, Radiotherapy research, Imaging research, Cancer biology, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry |
Preliminary submission Final submission Committee Review |
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Discovery Programme Foundation Awards Programme Foundation Awards allow excellent mid-career researchers to develop their independent research group. |
Biomarker research, Radiotherapy research, Early diagnosis, Pre-clinical research, Imaging research, Cancer biology, Engineering, Physics |
Preliminary submission Final submission Committee Review |
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Drug Development Project We can develop your new cancer treatments from preclinical development through to early phase patient trials |
Drug development, Pre-clinical research, Clinical trials, Immunotherapy, Biomarker research, Radiotherapy research, Imaging research | |
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Early Detection and Diagnosis Programme Award Funds long-term, integrated and renewable programmes of exceptional science to transform how and when early cancers and pre-cancerous states are diagnosed |
Biomarker research, Cancer biology, Chemical and molecular sciences, Early diagnosis, Engineering, Statistics and methodology, Physics, Behavioural research, Mathematical and computational modelling, Policy research, Pre-clinical research |
Preliminary submission Committee Review |
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Early Detection and Diagnosis Project Award Early Detection and Diagnosis Project Awards fund science to drive transformational change in how and when early cancers and pre-cancerous states are diagnosed. |
Biomarker research, Cancer biology, Chemical and molecular sciences, Early diagnosis, Engineering, Immunology, Physics, Statistics and methodology, Behavioural research, Policy research, Mathematical and computational modelling |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Early Detection Innovation Sandpit and Award The Early Detection Sandpit aims to catalyse new multidisciplinary collaborations to drive forward earlier detection of pancreatic cancer. |
Cancer biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Imaging research, Materials science, Mathematics, Physics, Pre-clinical research, Clinical trials, Early diagnosis, Epidemiology, Drug discovery, Drug development |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Early Diagnosis Advisory Group Project Grants EDAG funds policy relevant research or activities that are adding to the scientific evidence base to achieve earlier diagnosis and enable access to treatment. |
Early diagnosis, Epidemiology, Behavioural research, Policy research, Statistics and methodology | |
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Immunology Innovation Award The Immunology Innovation Award is jointly funded by Cancer Research UK and Versus Arthritis and aims to catalyse new multidisciplinary collaborations. |
Immunology, All research areas |
Final submission |
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Multidisciplinary Project Award This scheme supports collaborations between cancer researchers and scientists from engineering/physical science disciplines. |
Physics, Engineering, Mathematical and computational modelling, Chemical and molecular sciences, Materials science, Molecular/tissue engineering, Regenerative medicine |
Preliminary submission Final submission Committee Review |
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Population Research Catalyst Award The Catalyst Award supports capacity building and collaboration in population health, enabling groups to deliver impact over and above what they could do alone. |
Behavioural research, Epidemiology, Cancer prevention, Early diagnosis | |
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Prevention and Population Research Programme Awards Provides long-term support for broad, multidisciplinary research with transformative potential in prevention and population research. |
Cancer aetiology, Cancer prevention, Epidemiology, Behavioural research, Statistics and methodology, Clinical trials |
Preliminary submission Committee Review |
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Prevention and Population Research Project Awards Prevention and Population Research Awards provide support for focused research proposals centred on key questions in prevention and population research. |
Cancer aetiology, Cancer prevention, Epidemiology, Behavioural research, Statistics and methodology, Clinical trials |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Prospective Sample Collection Awards This scheme provides support for the prospective collection of samples within a clinical trial. |
Clinical trials, Pre-clinical research |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Therapeutic Discovery Pilot Award The award can be used to generate preliminary data to underpin a CRUK Therapeutic Discovery Project Award application. |
Drug discovery, Pre-clinical research, Immunotherapy |
Final submission Committee Review |
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Therapeutic Discovery Programme Award This award is aimed at researchers who propose multifaceted programmes composed of several projects running in parallel with an overarching therapeutic aim |
Drug discovery, Pre-clinical research, Immunotherapy |
Preliminary submission Final submission Committee Review |
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Therapeutic Discovery Project Award This award can be used to build on existing target validation data, as well as the discovery of novel therapeutic molecules and validating them in model systems |
Drug discovery, Pre-clinical research, Immunotherapy |
Preliminary submission Committee Review |