Worldwide Cancer Research (2023 Grant Round)

Our mission is to kick-start the life-saving advances of the future by sowing the seeds of new discoveries today. We sit at the very start of the research journey, backing brand new ideas and supporting scientists to ask big, challenging, new questions about how cancer works. We have a history of recognising innovative scientific ideas that have the chance to revolutionise cancer medicine. Your application for funding must meet the remit of our Research Strategy and the criteria for funding set out in our application handbook and detailed here.

What don't we fund?

We do not support clinical research, including clinical trials, patient care, nursing or healthcare delivery research. We also do not support other types of applied cancer research such as policy, public health or psychosocial research.

Proposals that contain a small clinical element as an essential part of a basic or translational research project are often permitted, but you are advised to contact us at grants@worldwidecancerresearch.org for advice before submitting your proposal.

Please see our application handbook for more details.