Cancer Australia – 2024 Improving First Nations Cancer Outcomes: Partnerships for Cancer Research Grant Opportunity
Cancer Australia – 2024 Improving First Nations Cancer Outcomes: Partnerships for Cancer Research Grant Opportunity will support research to:
- strengthen cancer research to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- build the capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research sector now and into the future, including through mentorship and leadership opportunities
- elevate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led research, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, genuine co-design, co-authorship, collaboration, and partnerships
- empower and enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander frameworks, research methodologies, and data sovereignty
- elevate community-driven research and the culturally safe inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers, families, and communities in cancer research.
The anticipated outcome's of the research is to:
- improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by generating translational knowledge to inform inclusive and equitable cancer care
- build research capacity and capability of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer workforce
- establish governance arrangements that enable shared decision-making, local leadership, community ownership of intellectual property, and community-led utilisation of data
- increase engagement of communities in the co-design of research, to ensure there is a clear benefit to the community at all stages
- increase research partnerships and collaborations between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, health services, and academic institutions.
This grant opportunity is being administered by NHMRC on behalf of and in partnership with Cancer Australia.
Further information is available from Cancer Australia.
