ACED Early Career Pathway Awards act as a springboard for early-career researchers towards establishing research independence. They provide funding to enhance their training opportunities and develop exciting collaborative research with the potential to drive forward a transformational change in cancer early detection.
This award aims to help early career researchers expand their multidisciplinary skills, provide opportunities to obtain mentorship from researchers in the field, and to obtain preliminary data for future independent fellowship applications.
Funding is available for up to two years full time (or part time equivalent) for the applicant’s salary plus training and research expenses up to a maximum of £210,000 GBP.
Applicants must be based at an ACED Member Centre during the tenure of the award. Applicants must have two Co-Mentors from different ACED Member Centres; spending time at another ACED Centre is strongly recommended. Applicants are strongly encouraged to develop their multidisciplinary skills by selecting Co-Mentors in complementary but distinct research areas to widen the Applicant’s skillset.
Applicants are advised to read the application guidelines and the application process outline in the in the first instance. Applications will be considered in any research area(s) with a focus on early detection of primary cancer.
To request an application form you must complete a brief Expression of Interest form no later than Friday 11th July 2025.
For further information please contact ACED@cancer.org.uk
The deadline for completed full applications is Monday 1st September 2025.
Funding decisions will be announced by the end of December 2025.
The ACED Cambridge Programme Manager is Dr Bridget Bannerman.