Outline applications are invited to be submitted at the NCRI Cancer Conference 2008. These are for short-listing to work up full project proposals, for which up to £60,000 will be available for two projects to start in 2009.
The eligibility criteria for submission are:
-
The projects must address an issue related to the impact of cancer on everyday life, which was the top priority area identified by people affected by cancer from the Macmillan Listening Study, or the involvement of people affected by cancer in research
-
Applications must be developed by a collaborative group and include people affected by cancer, if not actually led by one
-
Applications must be supported and signed by a patient or carer delegate who is attending the conference prior to submission
Outline applications will be selected on the basis of:
-
The potential for the project to produce results that will make a difference to the lives of people affected by cancer
-
The nature and effectiveness of the involvement of people affected by cancer in the design and conduct of the research
-
The feasibility of the study being delivered within the proposed timeframe
Download Guidance for applicants [PDF, 52 kb]
Download Outline application form [Word, 127 kb]
Applicants will need to find patient or carer delegates (including members of the NCRI Consumer Liaison Group) at the conference in order to seek their support and signature.
Potential applicants can discuss their ideas with Macmillan's Research Manager, Dr David Wright, before or during the conference and also with staff and patient and carer delegates on Macmillan's exhibition stand.
Call David Wright on 020 7091 2069, or email dawright@macmillan.org.uk
Macmillan Cancer Support have awarded research funding to numerous projects in response to the NCRI Cancer Conference User-led Research Grant competition -
See the 2007 fundholders, projects and abstracts here
See the 2006 fundholders, projects and abstracts here