Deadline: 1 April 2025
The Bowel Cancer UK is excited to announce its Early Diagnosis Project Grant Programme to support researchers.
They are looking for innovations in bowel cancer diagnosis and screening, like achieving a ‘stage shift’ in when bowel cancer is diagnosed, as well as vital improvements to existing systems. It’s not just about discovering new methods — strengthening and enhancing what’s already working is equally important. Together, these advances can help more people benefit sooner and drive better outcomes for those affected by bowel cancer.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to £165,000 for a project lasting up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposals must address one of the areas highlighted in Goal 1 of their Research Strategy, which focuses on removing barriers to early and timely diagnosis:
- Stratify populations based on their risk of developing bowel cancer, with a focus on people with high-risk conditions
- Improve the sensitivity, acceptability, and coverage of bowel cancer screening tests
- Enhance the diagnosis of bowel cancer and how the right treatment options are chosen.
- Applicants are expected to have some preliminary data to support the application. Funding can cover salaries and consumables that are direct costs of the project (including animal costs).
- The Lead Applicant must have a strong track record in conducting research and be based in (and contracted with) a recognised academic or clinical institution in the UK for the duration of the grant award. They won’t cover salary costs for individuals whose salaries are funded by other means, or any applicants or named staff who hold tenured positions.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They will not accept applications that are:
- Discovery science and research without a clear path to clinical impact in the next 5-10 years
- For further education (e.g. MSc/PhD and course fees)
- For Clinical Research Training Fellowships
- For work primarily undertaken outside the UK
- For ‘top up’ funding for specific projects already supported by other funding bodies.
For more information, visit Bowel Cancer UK.
