Current early detection funding opportunities from the Early Cancer Institute or other relevant funding streams are listed below:
ACED Skills Exchange and Development Travel Awards
These awards enable ACED Researchers and PhD students to visit another ACED Member Centre for knowledge exchange, to learn or impart a key skill or technique, and to sow the seeds for future research collaborations.
Rolling application deadline. Funding decisions will be made at quarterly meetings of the Alliance Executive Board in March, June, October and December.
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CRUK Early Detection and Diagnosis Project Awards
Early Detection and Diagnosis Project Awards fund science to drive transformational change in how and when early cancers and pre-cancerous states are diagnosed.
Final submission: 4 December 2025
Funding period: Up to 4 years*
Funding amount: Up to £500k*
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CRUK Early Detection and Diagnosis Primer Award
Early Detection and Diagnosis Primer Awards support new and pioneering research ideas and pilot studies of high scientific risk to stimulate and develop the early detection field.
Application deadline: 26 March 2026
Funding period: Up to 1 year
Funding amount: Up to £100k