2025 Research Grant Call

We welcome applications from a broad range of institutions, and you can check the eligibility of your organisation here. 

Eligibility of Principle Investigators (PIs): 

• Researchers (scientists, clinicians or health care workers) from recognised UK universities, hospitals and research institutes

Career levels: 

• • Mid-career researchers 
  • Established researchers 
  • Clinicians 
  • Non-clinical researchers 

Children with Cancer UK does not supply salaries for PIs, and it is expected that their salary is secured for the duration of the project. 

Only one application from any one PI will be accepted per round. 

Collaboration is strongly encouraged to deliver the project but is not a mandatory requirement. International collaborations will be considered only where the principal investigator is employed at a UK research institution.

Further information regarding which costs the funding from our award will cover is included in our cost guidance summary. 

Please note that we will NOT accept applications that:

• • Do not fit the remit of this grant call and the research strategies of Children with Cancer UK
  • Are led and submitted by researchers based entirely or primarily outside the UK
  • Are submitted by commercial organisations
  • Are intended solely or primarily to purchase substantial equipment and/or infrastructure
  • Are incomplete or have been completed incorrectly

There is no upper limit for funding that can be requested, but as a guide we suggest the amount of funding requested in total is around £350,000. Higher or lower funding requests with appropriate justification will also be considered.

You will need a Flexi-Grant account to apply for research funding. The application must be carried out by the PI on the application. 

To apply under this grant call, please apply via the button. Apply

Please contact research@childrenwithcancer.org.uk with any queries about the applying of Flexi-Grant as early as possible. 

What makes a successful application 

Children with Cancer UK is committed to funding applications that will likely have high impact in the field. It also encourages first-in-child applications and applications that focus on our mission to create “a world where every child and young person survives cancer.” 

Reviewers and the SAP will make assess applications using the following criteria: 

• • Alignment to Children with Cancer UK’s Research Strategy 
  • The scientific excellence of the proposal
  • The importance and strategic relevance of the question proposed by research projects
  • The proposed team’s expertise and ability to deliver the project
  • Justification of costings and value for money of the project
  • The impact outputs of research projects will have for the UK research base and those affected by cancer in children, teenagers and young adults
  • Line of sight to clinic
  • Feasibility of the project