This grant opportunity aimed to fund research that leveraged existing, multidisciplinary, collaborative programs and that were designed to link to enduring and broad-based research infrastructure programs that would inform policy and large scale, novel research initiatives for Early-Onset Cancer in the future.
Applications received during the call were peer reviewed by an expert panel. Following peer review, 7 applications were funded by Cancer Australia and NHMRC. Details of the awarded grants are provided below:
| App ID | Chief Investigator A | Application title | Administering Institution | Budget | Grant duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2053790 | Assoc Prof Shuai Li | Finding the missing causes of early-onset breast cancer | University of Melbourne | $2,527,271.50 | 3 Years |
| 2053616 | Assoc Prof Daniel Buchanan | Temporal molecular signatures as the aetiological drivers of the increasing incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer | University of Melbourne | $2,576,382.70 | 3 Years |
| 2053892 | Prof Tracy Putoczki | Understanding the drivers of early onset pancreatic cancer in Australia | The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | $1,992,230.10 | 3 Years |
| 2053787 | Assoc Prof Erin Symonds | Next-Generation Screening: a risk-based model for the timely detection and prevention of early-onset colorectal cancer | Flinders University | $2,739,936.60 | 3 Years |
| 2053738 | Prof Alexandra McCarthy | The METEOR trial: Transforming recovery options in early-onset colorectal cancer | Griffith University | $850,100.40 | 3 Years |
| 2053894 | Dr Jie-Bin Lew | STRIVE-EOC: Strategic Targeting of Resources and InterVentions for Early-Onset Cancers | University of Sydney | $2,183,831.70 | 3 Years |
| 2053683 | Prof Eliza Hawkes | Intervening to improve risk and outcomes for Early-Onset Incurable non Hodgkin Lymphoma via immune mapping and manipulation: the iLIMM project | La Trobe University | $1,981,900.15 | 3 Years |