Cancer Research Wales PhD and Project Grants

Funding is available for PhD and postdoctoral research projects in Wales focused on any area of cancer research.

Founded in 1966, Cancer Research Wales (CRW) is a charity dedicated to funding Welsh cancer research. It works alongside government and other decision makers on research and policy matters concerning cancer in Wales. Through its work, CRW aims to improve cancer services in the country, ensuring better outcomes for patients. 

In order to support young cancer researchers, CRW has launched a call to fund PhD studentships and postdoctoral project grants. The call will support projects in any field relevant to cancer and is not restricted to any particular type of cancer. Research will align with the charity’s Research Strategy, which comprises four broad themes:

• Discovery and translational research
• Screening, prevention and early diagnosis
• Better treatments
• Health systems and outcomes research

The programme offers four different grant types:

• PhD Studentship: this studentship will provide funding for a three-year PhD in cancer research.
• Clinical PhD Studentship: this studentship will provide support for clinicians undertaking research, supervised by an established researcher, which will lead to a PhD qualification.
• Level 1 Project Grants: these grants will provide support for postdoctoral scientists to accelerate their research careers beyond their PhD studies.
• Level 2 Project Grants: these grants are typically only available to support the continuation of research previously funded by CRW.