Grants available to find kinder and more effective treatments

The next round of The Little Princess Trust’s Project Grants is open for new applications.

Any researcher that has an idea for a project that could improve outcomes for children and young people with cancer is invited to apply.

Projects must align with the objectives set out in The Little Princess Trust’s Research Strategy on improving outcomes for children and young people.

Applications for this funding round should be for scientific proposals that study new approaches to treatment, the causes of childhood cancer and the accurate diagnosis of childhood cancer.

The chosen funded projects will:

• Improve survival, treatment or patient care.
• Provide patients with kinder, less toxic treatments.
• Assist in transferring research progress from the lab to a clinical setting.
• Broaden and deepen knowledge of children and young people’s cancers.

LPT Project Grants can be for small or pilot studies, and larger project grants. Previous awards have ranged from £40,000 to £250,000 with an average award of around £200,000.

However, there is no upper limit for proposals and decisions are primarily based on the quality of the proposed research and its potential impact rather than cost.

Project duration is generally up to 36 months, although projects that exceed this duration will be considered if the timescale is justified.

Applications to this funding round should be for scientific proposals that study:

• New approaches to treatment, in particular:
• More effective treatment with fewer toxicities/on-treatment side effects
• Approaches to treatment that may lead to a reduction in short and long-term sequelae of treatment (but studies focusing on treatment of late effects, health behaviour interventions for survivors, fertility/reproductive health and psychosocial aspects are unlikely to be considered).
• The causes of childhood or TYA cancer, where the research is likely to lead to an improvement in outcomes.
• Accurate diagnosis of childhood or TYA cancer, where the research is likely to lead to an improvement in outcomes.

The Little Princess Trust generally funds basic science (with a clear plan for translation/patient benefit), translational and clinical research. Other types of research are unlikely to be considered for this funding scheme.

These project grants may support stand-alone projects, research that is part of a wider project or trial, or research that is likely to lead to a further, larger grant application. Funding is available to UK and Ireland based research organisations, i.e. universities and hospitals.

You should read our guidance for applicants in full prior to starting an application.

The deadline for applications is 5pm on October 8. To apply, please click here.