To support research into any aspects of cancer, including its causes, mechanisms, prevention, treatment and care, and the organisation and performance of cancer control services. 

Cancer Council NSW Project Grants are:

• open to research projects on any aspect of cancer, including its causes, mechanisms, prevention, treatment and care, and the organisation and performance of cancer control services
• awarded for up to three years
• valued up to $450,000 over three years
• open to all Australian cancer researchers.

Researchers wishing to apply for Cancer Council NSW Project Grants must complete:

1. NHMRC Ideas Grant application. In the Sapphire application, please select ‘Cancer Council’ as a funding option
2. Supplementary Questions via our online grant submission form, and
3. Consumer Review form. Please upload when prompted as part of the online grant submission form. 

Funding

Grants are valued between $300,000 and $450,000 over three years (minimum budget request is $300,000). The maximum budget which can be requested is normally $150,000 per annum. The amount requested will be closely scrutinised to ensure that the budget reflects the true cost of undertaking the research proposed. Cancer Council NSW reserves the right to offer a grant a sum that differs substantially from that requested by the applicants.

Project Grants are open to all Australian cancer researchers.

Eligibility

• Chief Investigator A (CIA) may hold no more than two concurrent Cancer Council NSW Project Grants. 
• At least one named and qualified consumer must be involved in the research proposal. 
• Chief Investigators (CIA to CIJ) on any current Cancer Council NSW Program Grant (Program Grant) may not apply or hold a Cancer Council NSW Project Grant during the term of the Program Grant. Any Program Grant Chief Investigators named on a Cancer Council Project Grant application (CIA to CIJ) will make the Project Grant application ineligible. 
• Researchers not applying for NHMRC’s Ideas Grant funding can still apply for Cancer Council NSW funding.
• Applicants applying for funding from both NHMRC and Cancer Council NSW must adhere to both the NHMRC and Cancer Council NSW eligibility criteria and guidelines. For further information on the NHMRC’s Ideas Grants - https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/funding/find-funding.
• The list and sequence of all named chief investigators on the Cancer Council NSW application must be the same as that on the NHMRC Idea’s Grant application.
• Current funding recipients applying for new funding should note that Cancer Council NSW must have received all due Annual Progress Reports.

Cross Cancer Council scheme eligibility

• Researchers from any Australian state or territory are eligible to apply for Cancer Council NSW Project Grants.
• Researchers based in South Australia and Western Australia are eligible to apply to Cancer Council in their state AND Cancer Council NSW funding.
• Researchers ineligible to apply for their State’s grant scheme are still eligible to apply for a Cancer Council NSW’s Project Grant.
• Applicants applying for funding from both their state’s grant scheme and a Cancer Council NSW Project Grant must adhere to the relevant scheme’s eligibility criteria and guidelines. If both the state Cancer Council application and Cancer Council NSW Project Grant application are successful, only the Cancer Council NSW Project Grant will be offered. 

• Email: research@nswcc.org.au