Discovery Programme Award

The Discovery Programme Award is a long-term research funding scheme that provides support for established researchers to pursue an ambitious programme of work addressing key questions in the cancer field. Awards support multidisciplinary and collaborative programmes spanning basic and early-stage translational cancer research. Funding is provided for a period of up to five years and proposals should present a coherent overarching vision explored via connected aims. International and commercial collaborators may be included subject to additional requirements and approvals.

Research funding of up to £2.5m over a five-year period; support for multidisciplinary collaborative research and programme costs (subject to funding conditions).

Applicants must be scientists, clinicians or healthcare workers based in a UK university, medical school, hospital or research institution. During the full duration of the award applicants must hold a post that is fully funded by the relevant national Higher Education Funding Council, the National Health Service or equivalent; programme awards cannot be used to fund part of an applicant's salary. Applicants must contact the funder for an informal and confidential discussion of their proposal prior to submission.

Applicants must contact the funder for an informal confidential discussion prior to submitting an application. Scheme operates in closed rounds with applications reviewed twice per year.