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This TCR aimed to increase long-term participation in the 3 National Cancer Screening Programs – breast, bowl and cervical.
Applications received during the call were peer reviewed by an expert panel. Following peer review, 8 applications were funded by NHMRC. Details of the awarded grants are provided in the Funding outcomes table.
| App ID | Chief Investigator A | Application Title | Administering Institution | Budget | Grant Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014703 | Professor Mark Jenkins | SMARTERscreen: A randomised controlled trial of patient SMS messaging in general practice to increase participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program | University of Melbourne | $1,595,838.95 | 2022 to 2025 |
| 2014837 | Dr Elizabeth Buckley | A breakthrough approach to define screening gaps in priority groups to target screening | University of South Australia | $601,260.25 | 2023 to 2025 |
| 2014908 | Associate Professor Lisa Whop | Embedding community driven models to increase cervical screening via HPV self-collection to improve cervical cancer outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | Australian National University | $1,579,683.10 | 2024 to 2025 |
| 2014964 | Associate Professor Eleonora Feletto | MAIL, GP, and SCALE: Mobilising nAtIonaL bowel cancer screeninG Program participation through combining individual, health ServiCe, and populAtion Level intervEntions | University of Sydney | $1,749,059.70 | 2025 to 2025 |
| 2015178 | Dr Claire Nightingale | 'It’s a gamechanger' – using HPV self-collection to improve equity and participation in Australia's National Cervical Screening Program | University of Melbourne | $1,408,759.50 | 2026 to 2025 |
| 2015215 | Professor Deborah Bateson | Overcoming Inequity: Increasing Cervical Screening Participation for People with Intellectual Disability (ScreenEQUAL) | Family Planning NSW | $1,433,806.71 | 2027 to 2025 |
| 2015286 | Associate Professor Jennifer Stone | BreastScreenPlus: A novel intervention targeting obesity-related barriers to mammographic screening | University of Western Australia | $819,444.70 | 2028 to 2025 |
| 2015290 | Professor Gail Garvey | A preference-informed model to improve access and equity in bowel screening for Australia’s First Nations people through home care services | The University of Queensland | $994,552.30 | 2029 to 2025 |