ACRF awards capital grants (between $1.5 to $5 million) for technology, equipment and infrastructure for cancer research at Australian medical research institutes, hospitals and universities.
Grant applications are open to research into all types of cancer with a research focus on detection, prevention, and/or treatment.
Since 1984, ACRF has awarded $204 million to 90 research grants in 44 Australian cancer research institutes.
ACRF promotes collaboration amongst researchers and clinicians and encourages novel and innovative cancer research projects. All applications are competitively reviewed by the ACRF Medical Research Advisory Committee (MRAC) who recommend the best projects to the ACRF Board of Trustees for funding.
Applications for the 2025 ACRF Annual Research Grant Round will open on Monday 10th March 2025 and close on Friday 23rd May 2025.
For further information please refer to 2025 ACRF Annual Grants Guidelines and 2025 Annual Grants Format of Grant Application.
An application template is available by request to [email protected].