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The Kids’ Cancer Project’s vision is to see a 100% survival of kids with cancer with no long-term serious effects – a vision it executes by funding pioneering Australian research projects that have the greatest chance of successful impact.
Each year, The Kids’ Cancer Project invites research grant applications from the sector’s best and brightest research scientists.
Applications are then reviewed by the charity’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC) – an independent committee comprised of nationally and internationally recognised specialists across childhood cancer research and clinical care sectors.
The RAC’s expertise spans the full research pipeline, including discovery, translational and supportive care research – ensuring broad and balanced assessment across the charity’s four research funding pillars.
Designed to ensure funding is invested in the most innovative, scientifically rigorous and impactful research, the grant application review process is structured, multi-staged and transparent with any conflicts of interest.
The RAC recommendations support The Kids’ Cancer Project in making evidence-based funding decisions and ensuring responsible stewardship of donor investment.
This year, The Kids’ Cancer Project announced a $1.875 million project grand round for 2026-27 as the charity continues to improve outcomes for patients suffering from low survival paediatric cancers.
After reviewing expressions of interest, invitations have now been sent for full applications, with five successful applicants to be announced in late June.
The review and reporting process has been refined and strengthened through the implementation of Smarty Grants, a platform ensuring ongoing grant management through annual progress reporting, milestone tracking and collection of research outputs and impact making metrics easier and more effective to manage.
The Kids’ Cancer Project’s governance and reporting framework around strategic investment in childhood cancer research enables clear communication of the research progress. Funding is given to diverse projects and to scientists no matter where they might be in their career.
Additionally, continually strengthening transparency and accountability of donors’ investment dollars the RAC, Board, philanthropic and corporate partners can rest assured their time and funds are delivering childhood cancer sector that not only has local impact but also a growing importance globally.
Learn more about the projects we fund: Research projects we fund
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