The Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) has provided  more than $45 million in grants to Australian cancer research institutes since 1987 with over $30 million awarded in the last five years.

In 2007 we received 17 applications for more than $75 million to fund outstanding projects. The three projects finally selected are the best of the best by world standards.  Our dream is to fund, one day, all the worthy projects and with your support, we will.  

2007-8 Grants

$5 million - Centenary Institute for Cancer Research and Sydney Cancer Centre - ACRF Centre for Basic and Translational Cancer Research

$3.2 million - Diamantina Institute for Cancer Immunology and Metabolic Medicine, Brisbane - ACRF Comprehensive Cancer Genomics Facility

$2.7 million - Queensland Institute for Medical Research, Brisbane - The ACRF Centre for Cancer Epigenetics

2006-7 Grants

$3.1 million - Children's Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research, NSW - ACRF Drug Discovery Centre for Childhood Cancer

$1.1 million - Menzies Research Institute, TAS - ACRF Tasmanian Inherited Cancer Centre

$1.2 million - Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, NSW- Cell & Molecular Therapy Unit equipment and fit-out

2006 Grants

Special $5 million Grant - Melbourne Comprehensive Cancer Centre  - ACRF Centre for Therapeutic Target Discovery

2005-6 Grants

$1.14 million - Queensland Brain Institute (University of Queensland), QLD - Integrated Brain Tumour Flow Cytometry Screening Facility

$1 million - Royal Melbourne Hospital, VIC - Translational research laboratory interface (Hematology and Bone Marrow research)

$1 million - The Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne VIC -   Bioinfomatics and tissue banking

$1 million - Westmead Institute for Cancer Research, Sydney, NSW  -  New wing increasing collaboration among researchers

$1 million - Flinders University/Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA - Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer Prevention and Care laboratory

2004-5 Grants

$1.13 million - The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT - Biomolecular Resource Facility

$1 million - Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, VIC - New Children's Cancer Research Centre laboratories

$900,000 - St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC - ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Facility

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