CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING: GRANT RECIPIENTS & RESEARCH PROJECTS
At Australian Cancer Research Foundation, we believe a world without cancer is possible. Guided by some of the brightest minds in cancer research we continuously look for new and improved ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. We back bold ideas – ideas that lead to breakthroughs and discoveries that help each individual diagnosed with this complex and disruptive disease.
Thanks to our generous supporters, we have awarded 86 grants totalling over $184 million to 44 Australian research institutions.
The initiatives selected for research funding are those that have the potential to provide us with the greatest health and social returns.
ACRF grants, awarded to cancer research initiatives, have led to some ground-breaking discoveries
Some key achievements of ACRF grant recipients include;
- Development of a new HPV Cervical Cancer Vaccine: ACRF gave initial seed funding to Professor Ian Frazer’s research into the cervical cancer (HPV) vaccine. Over 150 million doses of the vaccine have been delivered worldwide to date.
- Major study which uncovered new breast cancer genes: ACRF has given three grants, totalling AUD 8.4 million to QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute which led to a team of researchers at this Institute discovering at least 12 new genes that influence the risk of developing breast cancer.
- A new blood test that detects early stages of cancer: ACRF provided $5.5 million in funding to The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute where researchers developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers. The test has been shown to reliably detect early stage and curable cancers.
Please click on the links below to read more about our past cancer research grant recipients.
Recently Awarded Grants
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ACRF Centre for Precision Medicine
Institute Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Amount Granted: $2.1 million Year Granted: 2022 State: VIC -
ACRF Centre for Optimised Cancer Therapy
Institute QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2023 State: QLD -
ACRF Centre for Advanced Cancer Modelling
Institute Macquarie University Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2023 State: NSW -
ACRF Spatial Immune-oncology Research Program
Institute Children's Cancer Institute of Australia Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2023 State: NSW
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ACRF Adelaide Brain Cancer Therapy and Imaging Consortium
Institute South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Amount Granted: $4 million Year Granted: 2023 State: SA -
ACRF Centre for Precision Medicine
Institute Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Amount Granted: $2.1 million Year Granted: 2022 State: VIC -
ACRF International Centre for Cancer Glycomics
Institute Griffith University Institute for Glycomics Amount Granted: $2.6 million Year Granted: 2021 State: QLD -
ACRF Lung Cancer Screening Centre of Excellence (LUSCE)
Institute The University of Queensland Thoracic Research Centre Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2021 State: QLD -
ACRF Molecular Theranostics Laboratory
Institute Centenary Institute Amount Granted: $1.5 million Year Granted: 2021 State: NSW -
ACRF Radiation Immuno-oncology Program
Institute Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Amount Granted: $1.8 million Year Granted: 2020 State: VIC -
ACRF Centre for Intravital Imaging of Niches for Cancer Immune Therapy
Institute Garvan Institute of Medical Research Amount Granted: $3.0 million Year Granted: 2020 State: NSW -
ACRF Facility for Targeted Radiometals in Cancer
Institute The University of Queensland Amount Granted: $1.2 million Year Granted: 2020 State: QLD -
ACRF Program for Resolving Cancer Complexity and Therapeutic Resistance
Institute Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research Amount Granted: $3.5 million Year Granted: 2019 State: VIC -
The ACRF Child Cancer Liquid Biopsy Program
Institute Children's Cancer Institute of Australia Amount Granted: $3.5 million Year Granted: 2019 State: NSW -
ACRF Centre for Compound Management and Logistics
Institute Griffith University Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2018 State: QLD -
ACRF Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis
Institute Diamantina Institute, The University of Queensland Amount Granted: $9.9 million Year Granted: 2018 State: QLD -
ACRF Facility for Innovative Drug Discovery
Institute Bio21 Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2018 State: VIC -
ACRF Centre for Integrated Cancer Systems Biology
Institute South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Amount Granted: $2.5 million Year Granted: 2018 State: SA -
ACRF Cellular Imaging Centre
Institute Queensland Institute of Medical Research Amount Granted: $1.35 million Year Granted: 2002 State: QLD -
Centre for Immunology & Cancer Research
Institute Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland Amount Granted: $1 million Year Granted: 1999 State: QLD -
Drug Discovery Program
Institute Children's Cancer Institute of Australia Amount Granted: $0.5 million Year Granted: 2001 State: NSW -
Western Australian Institute for Medical Research
Institute Western Australian Institute for Medical Research Amount Granted: $1.2 million Year Granted: 1999 State: WA -
ACRF OASIS Centre
Institute South Western Sydney Local Health District Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2017 State: NSW -
ACRF Centre for Imaging the Tumour Environment
Institute Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute Amount Granted: $2 million Year Granted: 2017 State: VIC -
ACRF Centre for Advanced Cellular Immunotherapy
Institute QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute Amount Granted: 1.75 million Year Granted: 2017 State: QLD -
ACRF Centre for Advanced Cancer Genomics
Institute Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research Amount Granted: 1.75 million Year Granted: 2017 State: WA -
Centre for Immunology & Cancer Research (CICR)
Institute Diamantina Institute, University of Queensland Amount Granted: $1 million Year Granted: 1999 State: QLD -
ACRF Precision Medicine Centre for Childhood Cancer
Institute Children's Cancer Institute of Australia Amount Granted: $1.5 million Year Granted: 2014 State: NSW -
Dynamic Imaging Facility
Institute Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland Amount Granted: $1.2 million Year Granted: 2003 State: QLD -
Centre for Immunology
Institute St Vincent's Hospital Amount Granted: $1 million Year Granted: 1985 State: NSW -
Cancer Research Centre
Institute St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research Amount Granted: $0.61 million Year Granted: 1988 State: VIC -
The ACRF Wing on Cancer
Institute Austin Research Institute Amount Granted: $1.08 million Year Granted: 1991 State: VIC -
Australian Cancer Foundation Wing
Institute Royal Adelaide Hospital Amount Granted: $1 million Year Granted: 1994 State: SA -
The Westmead Institute for Cancer Research
Institute Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney Amount Granted: $1.02 million Year Granted: 1997 State: NSW -
X-ray Crystallography at WEHI
Institute Walter and Eliza Hall Institute for Medical Research Amount Granted: $1 million Year Granted: 2001 State: VIC -
ACRF Centre for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Institute Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland Amount Granted: $1.096 million Year Granted: 1994 State: QLD -
Adelaide Proteomics Centre
Institute Department of Molecular Biosciences, The University of Adelaide Amount Granted: $1.5 million Year Granted: 2002 State: SA -
ACRF Drug Discovery Centre for Childhood Cancer
Institute Children's Cancer Institute of Australia Amount Granted: $3.1 million Year Granted: 2007 State: NSW -
ACRF Rational Drug Discovery Facility
Institute St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research Amount Granted: $0.9 million Year Granted: 2004 State: VIC -
The Medical Genome Centre
Institute Australian National University Amount Granted: $1 million Year Granted: 1997 State: ACT -
University of Tasmania
Institute University of Tasmania Amount Granted: $0.05 million Year Granted: 1998 State: TAS -
Australian Genome Research Facility
Institute WEHI and UQ joint venture Amount Granted: $1.3 million Year Granted: 2000 State: QLD, VIC -
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Institute Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Amount Granted: $1 million Year Granted: 2003 State: VIC -
ACRF Molecular Genetics of Cancer
Institute Garvan Institute of Medical Research Amount Granted: $1.1 million Year Granted: 2003 State: NSW