Cancer Research

The Cancer Research grant program has been created to enable people to make provision in their wills to support the fight against cancer.

Key dates

Status: closed

Open by invitation/inquiry

Granting overview

Available Funding: One-year grants of up to $60,000

Application Process: Via SmartyGrants (by invitation)

Program objectives

The cancer research program focusses on advancing research into the causation, prevention and diagnosis of cancer, as well as the treatment of the disease.

Eligibility

Item 1 DGR organisations which are registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and endorsed with charity tax concessions.

Current recipients

Organisation: National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation
Project: Targeted killing of immunosuppressive regulatory T cells for the treatment of solid tumours.

Past recipients

Financial year	Organisation	Project	Amount
FY24	Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute	Breast Cancer Research	$18,413
FY24	Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute	Support for Senior Research Leaders at Peter mac	$60,149
FY23	National Breast Cancer Foundation	Breast Cancer Research	$18,054
FY23	Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute	Identifying novel anti-cancer therapies	$56,447

Financial year
FY24
FY24
FY23
FY23
Organisation
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
National Breast Cancer Foundation
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
Project
Breast Cancer Research
Support for Senior Research Leaders at Peter mac
Breast Cancer Research
Identifying novel anti-cancer therapies
Amount
$18,413
$60,149
$18,054
$56,447

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