Breakthrough Cancer Research are open to applications as partners in the Irish Research Council (IRC) New Foundations Funding Programme 2023.  Applications must align with Breakthrough Research Priorities

New Foundations is a key driver in progressing the IRC strategic priorities by enabling awardees to pursue research, networking or dissemination activities within and across the diversity of disciplines. The scheme provides support for:

• research actions;
• the development of networks and consortia;
• conference and workshop development; and
• capacity building for interdisciplinary collaboration.

Since 2015, over 250 community, voluntary and charity organisations have engaged across our programmes with 423 funded projects. Through partnerships with researchers, diverse community organisations can bring new evidence and insights to enhance their services and impact for those that need them. The scheme also includes strands supported by government departments and agencies. In each of the past three years, a dedicated strand of the call has provided opportunities for researchers to work on important areas of policy, including global development, crime, creativity and children.

Please email research@breakthroughcancerresearch.ie with an Expression of Interest by Friday 26th May at 4pm Irish time.

New Foundations | Funding | Irish Research Council

The 2023 Breakthrough Cancer Research Summer Student Scholarship is now closed until next year.  This programme is an initiative to facilitate the partnership of students with research teams and to foster the education of the next generation of cancer research leaders.  Funding will be provided for 4-6 individual Scholarships, for the period of 6-10 week and to the value of €2,500 each.

The scholarships are to take place at any University in Ireland currently engaged in cancer research.  It is open to researchers in Clinical, Biological, Epidemiological, Public Health or Allied health fields.

Proposals must fulfil our research priorities, be patient-focused, with the ultimate aim to improve cancer care and increase survival. Applications will be limited to those focused on pancreatic, oesophageal, ovarian, lung, brain, liver or gastric cancer only.

Apply via the Breakthrough Cancer Research Grant Management System

Breakthrough Cancer Research Grant Management System

Key Dates

Related Documents to download:

breakthrough-summer-student-scholarship-call-document-2023

breakthrough-summer-student-scholarship-faqs-2

The Musgrave Cancer Research PhD Scholarship in association with Breakthrough Cancer Research represents a successful partnership to fund world class cancer research in Ireland while educating the next generation of cancer research leaders. Two PhD Scholarships spanning 3 or 4 years are available, to take place at any University in the Republic of Ireland currently engaged in cancer research.

This call is open to researchers in Clinical, Biological, Epidemiologic, or Public Health fields. However, the proposal must be patient-focused with the ultimate aim of improving cancer care and increasing survival, and to fit with Breakthrough’s Research Strategy 2022-27 and research priorities.

Applications will be limited to those focused on pancreatic, oesophageal, ovarian, lung, brain, liver or gastric cancer only.

Apply via the Breakthrough Cancer Research Grant Management System

Breakthrough Cancer Research Grant Management System

Key Dates

Related Documents to Download

musgrave-breakthrough-phd-scholarship-call-document-2023-3

musgrave-breakthrough-phd-scholarship-faqs-4

musgrave-breakthrough-phd-scholarship-support-document-for-supervisors-and-referees

bcr-confidentiality-agreement-for-peer-reviewers-3

Applied Partnership Awards 2022

Second cycle now open

Breakthrough are inviting researchers to submit proposals for the HRB Applied Partnership Awards (APA) addressing specific needs in poor prognosis cancers.

The scope for this funding call is;

• Improving early detection or treatment of pancreatic cancer.  Pancreatic cancer survival rate is approximately 10%.  There is a need for more research to increase the number of people surviving a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Breakthrough are calling for proposals to address this need.
• Improving early detection or treatment ovarian cancer.  Compared to 7 other high income countries, Ireland had the worse ovarian cancer survival.  We need more research to increase our understanding of the genetic aetiology of ovarian or uterine cancer beyond BRACA and Lynch syndrome, towards an earlier diagnosis and better treatments.  Breakthrough are calling for proposals to address this need.

The Applied Partnership Awards are designed to bring knowledge users and researchers together to develop research projects that address a specific need within the Irish health or social care system. Research findings will have a direct impact on decision-making in the knowledge user organisation.

This is a rolling call and as such there will be one round launched in 2022 with two separate closing dates and associated peer review cycles. The closing date for Cycle 1 is 27 April 2022. The closing date for Cycle 2 is 1 February 2023.

For more information on eligibility, please see the link below.
APA Guidelines

Please submit a 1 page proposal, with the research title, the need being addressed, the team, the method of addressing the need, and proposed budget to research@breakcancer.ie by 30th November 2022.

KEY DATES

Related documents to download:

apa_2022_guidance_notes

Breakthough Cancer Research, in partnership with ‘5 For The Fight’, is committed to investing in future leaders in cancer research. The purpose of these fellowships is to support two excellent early/mid-career-stage investigators to carry out independent research for a three-year period to the value of €300,000 each. All applications must align with our research priorities and strategy and show the promise of impact for cancer patients.

Two Fellowships are available:

1. Cancer Immunology Research Fellowship 2023. This Fellowship is open to an early/mid-career researcher, with a proven track record.  Applications should be focused on harnessing the immune system in the fight against cancer.
2. Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Research Fellowship 2023. This Fellowship is open to an early/mid-career researcher, with a proven track record. Applications should be focused on Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer, in particular metastatic Colorectal Cancer Research

Apply via the Breakthrough Cancer Research Grant Management System

Breakthrough Cancer Research Grant Management System

Key Dates

Related Documents

5forthefight-cancer-research-fellowship-in-conjunction-with-breakthrough-cancer-research-2023

cancer-research-fellowship-expression-of-interest-faqs-2

cancer-research-fellowship-full-application-faqs

cancer-research-fellowship-mentor_collaborator-support-document

bcr-confidentiality-agreement-for-peer-reviewers-2

THE ALL-IRELAND – CANCER NETWORK (AllCaN) PROGRAMME GRANT

The All-Ireland – Cancer Network (AllCaN) Programme Grant is a new Breakthrough Cancer Research funding programme.  This Programme Grant will fund networks of the best scientists/researchers at institutions across the Island of Ireland, to develop new and innovative approaches to improving cancer outcomes.  Researchers will collaborate across disciplines, institutions, and as appropriate across the four pillars of prevention, detection, treatment and survivorship.  The successful researchers will work together on a common goal, pooling their knowledge and resources to work together to eliminate barriers and to hasten the progression needed to improve patient outcomes.

One network will be funded to up to €1,000,000 for a maximum of 3 to 4 years

Related Documents - Programme Guidelines and Application Instructions

breakthrough-cancer-research-all-can-programme-grant-guidelines-and-call-document-june-2nd-2022

Breakthrough Cancer Research are partners in the Irish Research Council’s (IRC) Enterprise Partnership Scheme (EPS).  Breakthrough will accept applications that align with our research strategy and research priorities.

The IRC EPS is a unique national initiative linking excellent researchers in all disciplines to enterprise; in the context of this call, enterprise partners can range from multinational corporations to SMEs, non-governmental organisations, and, where justified, public sector agencies. The scheme provides researchers with the opportunity to pursue research in collaboration with enterprise while based at an eligible higher education institution.

Through this co-funded programme, postgraduate researchers develop new, advanced knowledge and skills linked with industry and employer needs. The programme trains early-career researchers for the diversity of employment opportunities in industry, the public sector and the non-government sectors. For the enterprise partner, the scheme provides a low-risk, flexible route to research talent and innovation in an area closely aligned with its strategic interests.

With consideration to national and global challenges, the involvement of those organisations, both large and small, who seek technological, social and sustainable solutions and opportunities for people and planet is welcomed.

Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postdoctoral) | Funding | Irish Research Council

Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Postgraduate) | Funding | Irish Research Council

The Health Research Chairties Group (formerly MRCG) comprises over 40 charities. Some of these participate in the HRCI/HRB Joint Funding Scheme. The scheme funds internationally competitive and innovative research in areas of strategic relevance to particular HRCI-registered research charities.

The 2022 Call is now OPEN

INCREASING SURVIVAL OF PATIENTS WITH POOR PROGNOSIS CANCERS

Opening Date: 6^th August 2021

Closing Date for EOI: 6^th September 2021, 17:00 (GMT)

Closing Date for Full application: 18^th October 2021, 17:00 (GMT)

Introduction:

Breakthrough Cancer Research is an Irish Medical Cancer Research Charity focused on funding research leading to new treatments for cancers which do not respond or are poorly served by available treatments. Breakthrough is committed to funding research to improve cancer care and outcomes and we ensure patient benefit is at the core of our efforts.  We emphasise clinically engaged projects, throughout the patient journey which will positively impact survival of patients with the toughest to cure cancers.

Both scientific and patient public initiative (PPI) reviewers will contribute to the overall scoring of the applications and awarding of the grants.  The PPI reviewers will assign a grade relating to appropriateness of the PPI involvement in the proposed research. When preparing your applications please consider, for example; (i) what PPI involvement do you have on your scientific and/or management teams, (ii) how have PPI members have contributed to the study design, preparation of the proposal, and (iii) what is your budget for PPI.  If you have any questions, please contact us.

Application Requirements:

Breakthrough invite research applications which:

• Are patient focused and respond to an unmet clinical need in Pancreatic, Lung, Brain, Blood, Liver or Paediatric cancers only
• Can demonstrate a path to translation into an intervention/treatment (even if over longer term)
• Align with our Strategic Research Priorities

Application Procedure

Please submit an EOI (2-3 pages max) to research@breakcancer.ie by 5pm GMT on Monday 6^th September 2021.

Following review by our Scientific Advisory Committee, a shortlist of successful applicants will be notified for requests for their full application.

Applicants invited to submit a full application will be provided with all relevant documentation.

Documentation including the full application form from previous rounds of the scheme can be found at www.hrb.ie.

Further Information

Final call documents

For further information on HRCI-HRB Joint Funding Scheme go to:

• HRCI – https://hrci.ie/joint-funding-scheme/
• HRB – https://www.hrb.ie/funding/funding-schemes/all-funding-schemes/grant/hrcihrb-joint-funding-scheme-2020-previously-mrcg-hrb/

or email research@breakthroughcancerresearch.ie

Funding Available:

Funding of up to €300,000 will be provided, for projects from 12 up to 36 months.

Related Documents to Download: ( B1 application form )

c1-hrci-hrb-2022-part-c1-collaboration-agreement

c3-hrci-hrb-2022-part-c3-warrant-for-international-host-institutions

logo

d2-hrci-hrb-2022-part-d2-pi-host-institution-signature-page

hrci-hrb-jfs-instructions-to-applicants-2022-final-july-2021