Funder

Cancer Research UK: Multidisciplinary project award

Added date

15/08/2019

Closing date

30/01/2020

Call summary

Proposals across all engineering and physical science disciplines including physics, engineering, mathematical and computational modelling, chemical and molecular sciences, materials science, molecular and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are welcomed. Projects may receive up to £500,000 each over a maximum period of four years to cover the salaries of postdoctoral researchers, PhD students, technical staff, associated running expenses and equipment.

Scientific scope

The research themes for this award include: •direct application of physics, engineering, chemical or mathematical concepts to address the underlying physical processes of cancer, including tumour initiation, growth and metastasis; •development of new transformational approaches or the translation of technologies for direct applications in, or a clear path to, a direct application in the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer.

PI eligibility

Applications should ideally include a minimum of two PIs working in distinct scientific disciplines, at least one PI working in cancer research at any career stage, and at least one PI from an engineering or physical science discipline at any career stage.