Funder: Cancer Research UK
Due Dates: October 2, 2025 (Outline application) | December 2025 (Shortlisting) | Full deadline TBC (likely February 2026)
Funding Amounts: Up to £1.5 million over 6 years; covers PI salary, up to two posts, running expenses, equipment, and relocation
Summary: Supports new group leaders without a salaried independent position to establish their own independent cancer research group in the UK.
Key Information: Excludes interventional clinical studies/trials and drug discovery; success rate ~8.2%.