Project Grants to Improve Treatment of Childhood Cancers

Grants in the region of £15,000 to £250,000 over a maximum of 36 months are available for basic, clinical and translational research projects that will improve understanding of cancers affecting children, teenagers and young adults.

The Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) is a leading support charity for children and young people with cancer and the professional association for those involved in the treatment and care of children with cancer in the UK and Ireland. CCLG provides a range of funding from its own resources and partner charities to support research in identified areas of need.

CCLG manages the Little Princess Trust Project Grants on behalf of The Little Princess Trust to support innovative research that will lead to kinder, more targeted, less toxic and more effective treatments for all childhood cancers and have a direct impact on the outcomes of children and young people.

Grants in the region of £15,000 to £250,000 over a maximum of 36 months are available for basic, clinical and translational research projects that will improve understanding of cancers affecting children, teenagers and young adults, and help improve outlooks.

Grants are available for small projects, pilot studies and larger projects, which may be stand-alone in nature, form part of a wider project or trial, or pursue research that is likely to lead to a further, larger grant application.

Proposals must focus on:

  • New approaches to treatment, in particular:
    • More effective treatments with fewer toxicities/on-treatment side effects.
    • Approaches that may lead to a reduction in short and long-term sequelae of treatment (studies focusing on treatment of late effects, health behaviour interventions for survivors, fertility/reproductive health and psychosocial aspects are unlikely to be considered).
  • The causes of childhood or TYA cancer, especially where research is likely to lead to improvement in outcomes.
  • Accurate diagnosis of childhood or TYA cancer, especially where research is likely to lead to improvement in outcomes.

Eligible applicants are members of research staff at non-profit research centres (eg universities and hospitals) in the UK or Ireland. Expenditure can include salaries of project staff, including technicians or research assistants employed on the project and PhD students.

Applications should be submitted by the closing date of 31 August 2022 (17:00).