Cancer Grand Challenges
Cancer Grand Challenges funds global, interdisciplinary teams to tackle major unsolved problems in cancer research through large-scale, collaborative science.
Funder: Cancer Grand Challenges
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2026: Expressions of Interest (EOI) deadline (projected) | October 2026: Full application deadline for shortlisted teams (projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to $25 million per team over ~5 years; typically 3–5 awards per cycle.
Summary: Supports global, interdisciplinary teams to tackle major unsolved problems in cancer research through large-scale collaborative projects.
Key Information: Teams must be international; no more than 70% of activity/funding in one country.
Description
Cancer Grand Challenges funds ambitious, interdisciplinary teams to address the most significant and complex challenges in cancer research that cannot be solved by individual investigators, institutions, or countries alone. The initiative, co-founded by Cancer Research UK and the US National Cancer Institute, issues a new set of challenges every two years and supports transformative science in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Teams are expected to propose bold, innovative approaches that leverage diverse expertise and global collaboration.
