WA cancer researchers are being encouraged to apply for the next round of Cancer Research Project Grants, after $2.52 million was awarded to Cancer Council WA over three years through the Cook government's Future Health Research Innovation fund (FHRI).
Cancer Council WA CEO, Ashley Reid, said the funding will both boost the existing Cancer Research Project Grant scheme and provide funding for research project grants in key priority areas.
"We can now offer funding to support cancer research conducted in key priority areas, including for the first time, targeting Aboriginal health, with a focus on research designed and led by Aboriginal researchers," Mr Reid said.
"Together with the other cancer research priority areas of rural and remote health, clinical and public health - these streams create an important opportunity to direct resources towards identified areas of cancer research need and expand the breadth of the projects and researchers we fund."
The grants, worth $140,000 each, fund 12 month projects that support early-stage research ideas which build evidence to provide a competitive edge in larger national funding schemes and potential for translation of ideas.
Mr Reid said the Grants are open to all WA cancer researchers with the priority grants inviting applications from health professionals in the fields of public health, biomedicine, Aboriginal health, nursing, allied health, clinical research and general practice."In addition to our donor funding, this partnership means we can now fund more local cancer researchers to lead exciting and innovative research that has the potential to dramatically improve the way we prevent, detect and treat cancer," he said.
Applications for the Cancer Research Project Grants open on May 15, 2024.
