Submission of EOI closes on Friday 14 November 2025


The Hon Stephen Dawson, WA Minister for Medical Research, today announced the launch of the WA Collaborative Cancer Research Grant (CCRG). This substantial Grant has been made possible by a partnership between the Future Health Research and Innovation (FHRI) Fund and the Cancer Research Trust (CRT).
The FHRI Fund and CRT will match funding to provide a total of up to $1 million per annum for a period of five years for the Grant, with the potential for renewal for an additional four years, contingent upon satisfactory review. This generous funding has the potential to amount to a total of $9 million over nine years.
This joint funding program represents a significant milestone in the pursuit of innovative cancer research in Western Australia. It offers substantial funding and support for high calibre teams of WA based researchers to pursue broad based, multi-disciplinary advancements in the cancer field. The five-year funding period, with the possibility of renewal for an additional four years, allows researchers to undertake ambitious and comprehensive projects.
Expressions of Interest are being sought for cancer research programs to commence in 2026.
Key features of this grant are:
- Funding of up to a total of $9 million over nine years;
- Inter-institutional collaboration involving a minimum of two institutions within WA, preferably three;
- Chief Investigator / Co-Chief Investigators from the Administering Institution to be based in WA at least 75% of each year for the entire grant period;
- Matched funding of a minimum additional 30% required; and
- Applications to be assessed by a Panel comprising internationally recognised cancer researchers.
KEY DATES
Call for EOI – Friday 20 June 2025
Submission of EOI – Friday 14 November 2025 at 4pm (AWST)
Notification of applicants for full submission – Wednesday 17 December 2025
Please visit the CRT website cancerresearchtrust.org.au for Guidelines (PDF) and Conditions of the Award and for the EOI application form (PDF, DOCX).
Queries about completion of applications and the process should be addressed to:
Project Manager, WA Collaborative Cancer Research Grant, Cancer Research Trust
E-mail: info@cancerresearchtrust.org.au