Research funding opportunities

Provides funding to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. Applications are invited from doctors and research scientists and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.

This scheme provides funding for biomarker assay development, validation and qualification where there is a clear line of sight to clinical implementation.

Our Pioneer Award funds innovative, higher risk ideas, from any discipline, that could revolutionise our understanding of cancer.

Population Research Project Awards provide support for focused research proposals centred on key questions in population research.

Provide funding within several funding streams for a wide range of activities, from basic research to late phase clinical trials.

Funds highly ambitious translational research conducted in association with a clinical trial or well designed clinical study.The types of studies that fit this scheme are typically investigator-led studies for highly ambitious translational research conducted in association with a clinical trial or well-designed clinical study with the objective of optimising treatment and maximising patient benefit.

Supports research projects that address improved treatment for and survival from childhood and young person cancer and into improved quality of ongoing life.

Little Princess Trust Project Grants - offers funds and grants to researchers to help beat childhood cancer.

Applications are invited for studies into the histiocytic disorder Paediatric Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis. Histio UK will consider scientific and clinical research on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and clinical care of patients with Paediatric Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.

Funding is available to support research into cancers affecting children, teenagers and young adults. Funded projects will improve our understanding of the disease and help improve the outlook for children.