The Small Grants scheme aims to provide support for applications from junior investigators and/or for feasibility/pilot studies. Small Grants provide support for a defined piece of work with objectives that can be achieved in the time specified. Applications are judged on the basis of scientific excellence, innovation, relevance to cancer research and potential impact on policy and practice.
Research Areas
The Population Research Committee considers applications in the following areas:
- Clinical and public health epidemiology (excluding primary and secondary prevention studies involving medical interventions, e.g. vaccines and chemoprevention)
- Educational and behavioural research in areas of prevention, screening and early diagnosis.
The Committee will also consider applications for funding for the following:
- Proposals considering clinical trials methodologies or statistics and proposals considering secondary effects of treatment.
Applications are judged on the basis of scientific excellence, innovation and relevance to cancer research.
Eligibility
Applications will be accepted from scientists, clinicians or health care workers in UK universities, medical schools, hospitals and some research institutions. For additional information on eligibility, please refer to the Terms and Conditions.
Cancer Research UK welcomes applications proposing joint support for research with other funding bodies. All such proposals must be discussed with the office before submission.
Individuals applying for funding from BBSRC or MRC Units please note that any application must be discussed in advance with BBSRC or MRC Head Office as well as with Cancer Research UK.
Individuals who hold Programme Grant funding from Cancer Research UK, or who are senior researchers in Groups, Units or Centres supported by Cancer Research UK Programme Grant funding, are not eligible to apply for Small Grant Funding. Instead they are advised to encourage junior investigators in their research team to apply. In such situations, a clear justification of how the proposed research differs from that supported by the Programme Grant funding, and why it cannot be conducted within the confines of that funding, must be provided within the application.
Period of Funding
Funding is available for a period of no more than 18 months.
Applications for longer periods of funding may be more suitable to be considered as a Project Grant by the PRC Committee.
Funding Value
Small Grant applications should not exceed £40,000 in total.
How to apply
All applications for a Project Grant must be made online. Please see the Application Management System (AMS) section for more details.
Submission deadlines
| Submission Deadline |
Meeting In |
| Friday 04 December 2009 |
April 2010 |
Additional Information
Review Committee: Population Research Committee.
Please note that these deadlines are final and that we cannot accept applications after these days. Applications will be processed in the order they are received up to the maximum quota for any one meeting.
If the pre-set maximum quota is reached on the deadline date the applications will be treated on a first come first served basis.
Applications received over the quota will automatically be deferred to the next meeting.
Cancer Research UK welcomes applications proposing joint support for research with other funding bodies. All such proposals must be discussed with the office before submission.
Contact Details
For enquiries about this scheme, please contact:
Dr Hannah Whiteman
Tel: +44 (0)207 438 5442
Email: prc@cancer.org.uk
