Apply for a research grant
Breast Cancer Campaign only funds research into breast cancer and will support research at any centre of excellence in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The charity has a particular interest in supporting innovative research and will fund the best breast cancer research in the UK and Ireland, providing that it scientifically excellent, as judged by peer review.
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Type of grant |
What is it for? |
Maximum amount awarded |
When are these grants awarded? |
Next deadline |
Latest success rate |
Apply |
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To fund outstanding breast cancer research |
Around £65,000 pa for up to three years |
May and November |
Open-Deadline for submission 1 July 2013 |
15% |
Open |
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PhD Studentship |
To develop the next generation of breast cancer researchers |
Around £90,000 for three years (inc PhD stipend and tuition fees) |
November |
Open-Deadline for submission 1 July 2013 |
21% |
Open |
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Pilot |
To test new hypotheses and generate preliminary data to support a full project grant application |
Up to £20,000 for one year |
May and November |
Closed |
22% |
Closed
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Scientific Fellowship |
To take talented post-doctoral researchers to the next level of their careers |
Up to £550,000 for five years |
May |
TBC |
25% |
TBC* |
*Please note that Campaign funded two scientific Fellows at the May 2012 SAB meeting and therefore the next round of Fellowship applications will open in October 2013 with a deadline in January 2014.
Breast Cancer Campaign Grants Online
Applications for Breast Cancer Campaign research grants must be submitted using the Breast Cancer Campaign Grants Online portal.
Visit the portal to register and create an account
Download our application guidelines document
Download our Grant Funding Information Document
Get In Touch
For any queries about research grants, please contact our team on 020 7749 4121 or email grants_admin@breastcancercampaign.org.
Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank
The Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank is a unique collaboration with four leading research institutions to create a vital resource of breast cancer tissue for researchers across the UK and Ireland – the UK's first ever national cancer tissue bank. Applications for material are accepted all year round.
Scientific Advisory Board
Breast Cancer Campaign's Scientific Advisory Board, composed of prominent breast cancer experts and supported by the advice of hundreds of scientists and doctors, ensures that the research the charity funds is of the highest calibre and will further our knowledge of breast cancer.
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Name |
Institute |
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Professor Gareth Evans (SAB Chair) |
Regional Genetic Service, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester |
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Dr Ingunn Holen (SAB Deputy Chair) |
Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield |
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Dr Keith Brennan |
University of Manchester |
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Professor Nicola Brown |
Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield |
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Dr Helen Bryant |
Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Sheffield |
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Professor Grace Callagy |
National University of Ireland, Galway |
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Dr Lodewijk Dekker |
School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham |
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Dr Claire Foster |
Macmillan Research Unit, University of Southampton |
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Dr James Flanagan (Campaign's Scientific Fellow) |
Imperial College London |
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Professor William Gallagher |
Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin |
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Professor Paul Haggarty |
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health, University of Aberdeen |
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Dr Stephen Hiscox |
Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff University |
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Professor Anthony Howell |
Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester |
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Dr Thomas Hughes |
Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine |
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Dr John Maher |
King's College University Hospital, King’s College London |
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Dr John Marshall |
Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London |
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Professor Sue Moss |
Wolfson Institute for Preventive Medicine, London |
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Dr Paul Mullan |
School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University, Belfast |
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Professor Gillian Murphy |
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute |
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Dr Paul Pharoah |
Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge |
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Dr Emad Rakha |
Department of Histopathology, University of Nottingham |
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Dr Simon Robinson |
Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton |
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Dr Carmel Sheppard |
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Southampton |
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Professor Peter Schmid |
Clinical Investigation and Research Unit, Brighton and Sussex Medical School |
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Dr John Stingl |
Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute |
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Dr Robert Stein |
University College London Hospitals |
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Dr Michael Themis |
Brunel University |
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Professor Kaye Williams |
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester |
