2008 Grants - call for applications closed Friday May 9, 2008.

The call for applications for ACRF's 2008 Grants has now closed. 

Applications approaching $50 million have been received and will be assessed by the MRAC to determine which projects will move to the second stage.

The Board of Trustees will award grants of between $1.5 million to $10 million, subject to the quality of applications received for 2008. 

For information on the process -

Download the announcement here.

Download ACRF Grant Guidelines including format for First and Second Stage Applications  here .

2007 Grant awards announced

After receiving a record number of applications for the 2007 grant round, ACRF announced three major grants totalling $10.9 million in December 2007.   The recipeints were

$5 million - Centenary Institute of Cancer Research and Sydney Cancer Centre.  Details here.

$3.2 million - UQ Diamantina Institute for Cancer Immunology & Metabolic Medicine.  Details here.

$2.7 million - QIMR Centre for Cancer Epigenetics.  Details here.

A special, one-off $3.1 million grant for a breakthrough research project into childhood cancer was announced in 2007.  Read about this grant here.

Two earlier grants were approved by the Board of Trustees for 2007 were: 

$1.1m to Menzies Research Institute (Tasmania) for establishment of the ACRF Tasmanian Inherited Cancer Centre. Details here.

$1.2m toRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital / SSWAHS (NSW) for fit-out and equipment, Cell & Molecular Therapy Unit. Details here

For further information contact: Gabrielle Dunn, Grants Coordinator email gdunn@acrf.com.au

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