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	Research Program Grants for 2009/2010
	Research Program Grants for 2008/2009
	Research Program Grants for 2007/2008
	Research Program Grants for 2006/2007
	Research Program Grants for 2005/2006

Previous Grant Opportunities

Previous guidelines and applications forms are available below. These will provide you with some guidance about previous processes.

Cancer Services and Education Grants for 2009–2010

Educational Scholarships
The Cancer Institute NSW Education Scholarship Program is strategically designed to provide cancer health professionals working in oncology access to post-graduate studies.

Download Application Form Part 1 | 494 KB
Download Application Form Part 2 | 244 KB
Download Guidelines | 221 KB

Clinical Training Fellowships
The cancer Institute NSW has supported the development of highly qualified cancer specialists through its Clinical Training Fellowship program. This program provided support for newly qualified oncology specialist, and early career (post masters) allied health and nursing professionals to enhance and add depth to their clinical practice, expertise and understanding and implementation of evidence based practice.

Download Application Form Part 1 | 687 KB
Download Application Form Part 2 | 263 KB
Download Guidelines | 225 KB

NSW Registrar Advanced Trainee Program
The one year Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Registrar Program provided an opportunity for advanced trainees in an oncology related discipline to undertake training with a particular emphasis on surgical oncology and pathology in the metropolitan Area Health Services and to participate in oncology related disciplines as part of a rural/metropolitan partnership in Area Health Services in NSW.

Download Application Form Part 1 | 663 KB
Download Application Form Part 2 | 106 KB
Download Guidelines | 230 KB

Clinical Study Grants
The program provided a grant to enable medical, psycho-oncology, radiotherapy, allied health and nursing staff to travel abroad for up to three months in to visit centres of excellence in their field of practice with clinicians demonstrating best practice.

Download Application Form Part 1 | 714 KB
Download Application Form Part 2 | 259 KB
Download Guidelines | 220 KB

Conference Grants
Cancer Institute NSW Conference Grants were established to enable medical registrars in training, cancer nurses, clinical trials nurses, data managers, cancer nurse coordinators, social workers, psychologists, radiation therapists, medical physicists, Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Fellows and other health professionals working in the area of cancer services to attend national or international conferences and seminars related to cancer management and supportive care.

Download Application Form | 463 KB
Download Guidelines | 200 KB

Research Program Grants for 2009–2010

Patient Management System Support (Cancer Genetics)
To ensure the sustainability of cancer genetics services, the Cancer Institute NSW has implemented a strategic program of competitive grant support for the purchase of a PMS in the existing cancer genetics services. This will allow Cancer Genetics Services to manage their patients effectively and collect data that will, in future, lend itself to be linked across Area Health Services.

Download Application Form | 655 KB
Download Guidelines | 200 KB

NSW Cancer Trials Network Support Grants
The Clinical Trials Network Support Grants program aims to develop high quality cancer clinical trials in NSW, introduce and study new cancer treatments, increase participation rates in cancer trials and promote a culture of research and innovation in cancer services.

Download Guidelines | 242 KB

Research Infrastructure Grants
The Research Infrastructure Grants Program is directed to providing substantial funding for key research platforms, core equipment and capacities to enhance the cancer research effort in NSW These grants support capacity development and greater levels of collaboration across the cancer research sector.

Download Application Form Part 1 | 466 KB
Download Application Form Part 2 | 310 KB
Download Guidelines | 246 KB

Research Scholar Awards
The Cancer Institute NSW Research Scholar Awards will provide funding opportunities to develop and support outstanding students enrolled in a higher degree who have the potential to develop highly significant careers in cancer research.

Download Application Form Part 1 | 917 KB
Download Application Form Part 2 | 292 KB
Download Guidelines | 230 KB

Cancer Services and Education Grants for 2008/2009

Clinical Fellowships
The Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Fellowship Program is designed to specficially address the need to provide a year of in-depth training and research for newly qualified specialists. The program aims to build upon and further support clinical cancer improvement, research and best practice.

Download Application Form | 321 KB
Download Guidelines | 44 KB

Psycho-oncology Clinical Fellowships

The Cancer Institute NSW Psycho-oncology Clinical Fellowship Program is designed to specifically address the need to provide a year of in-depth training and research for newly qualified psycho-oncology health professionals. The program aims to build upon and further support psycho-oncology clinical cancer improvement, research and best practice.

Download Application Form | 321 KB
Download Guidelines | 62 KB

Education Scholarships
The Cancer Institute NSW Education Scholarship Program is strategically designed to provide cancer health professionals working in oncology access to post-graduate studies.

Download Application Form | 145 KB
Download Guidelines | 344 KB

Travel Grants
Cancer Institute NSW Travel Grants were established to enable medical registrars in trraining, cancer nurses, clinical trials nurses, data managers, cancer nurse coordinators, social workers, psychologists, radiation therapists, medical physicists, Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Fellows and other health professionals working in the area of cancer services to attend national or international conferences and seminars related to cancer management and supportive care.

Download Application Form | 226 KB
Download Guidelines | 34 KB

Clinical Research Grants
Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Research Grants were strategically designed to provide a year where experienced cancer nurses and senior allied health clinicians in cancer care; who have completed their Masters degree in a relevant oncology or palliative care related discipline or has demonstrated equivalent research experience; and can undertake part-time research.

Download Application Form | 342 KB
Download Guidelines | 42 KB

Health Servcies Innovation Grants
This program aims to harness and build upon the many innovative service delivery projects currently being undertaken by both public and private facilities across the NSW Health system. Under this program, pilot projects will be identified and developed to improve cancer service delivery.

Download Expressions of Interest Form | 1.54 MB

Registrar Program
The one year Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Registrar Program provides an opportunity for advanced trainees in an oncology related discipline to undertake training with a particular emphasis on surgical oncology and pathology in the metropolitan Area Health Services and to participate in oncology related disciplines as part of a rural/metropolitan partnership in Area Health Services in NSW.

Download Guidelines | 292 KB

International Sabbatical
The program provided a grant to enable medical, psycho-oncology, radiotherapy, allied health and nursing staff to travel abroad for up to three months in to visit centres of excellence in their field of practice with clinicians demonstrating best practice.

Download Guidelines | 1.99MB

Research Program Grants for 2008/2009

Early Career Development Fellowship
These Fellowships encourage the very best researchers to choose cancer research as their career and to continue independent research that is nationally and internationally competitive. These Fellowships will support researchers within five years of completing a PhD.

Download Application Form | 435 KB
Download Guidelines | 64 KB

Clinical Research Fellowship
The Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Research Fellowships are aimed at strengthening and supporting clinical research in hospitals by providing opportunities for cancer clinicians to develop and sustain long-term careers in clinical research.

Download Application Form A | 473 KB
Download Application Form B | 354 KB
Download Guidelines | 78 KB

International Clinical and Research Fellowships
These fellowships will place our best future leaders in world renowned cancer centres to complete their training, obtain new ideas and techniques and to develop life-long contacts around the world. The successful applicants bring this training back to New South Wales to enhance our cancer control program.

Download Application Form | 439 KB
Download Guidelines | 79 KB

Research Scholar Award
The Research Scholar Awards aim to develop and support outstanding students enrolled in a higher degree by recognising researchers with the potential to develop highly significant careers in cancer research.

Download Application Form | 387 KB
Download Guidelines | 105 KB

Career Development and Support Fellowship - Future Research Leaders
Cancer Institute NSW Career Development and Support Fellowships encourage high-quality researchers to choose cancer as their field of research endeavour. This is accomplished by supporting the development of those with demonstrated ability and potential as future leaders in cancer research.

Download Application Form | 409 KB
Download Guidelines | 108 KB

Research Equipment Grants
Grant Description

Download Application Form | 354 KB
Download Guidelines | 106 KB

Research Innovation Grants (Research Foundation Grants)
These grants are one-off research grants to establish research data, proof-of-principal or important research concepts. They are aimed at making New South Wales cancer researchers more competitive for future funding by providing preliminary data to justify a larger grant. These grants are open to all disciplines of research to promote innovation and expertise in New South Wales cancer research.

Download Application Form | 349 KB
Download Guidelines | 349 KB

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Research Program Grants for 2007/2008

Download Application Form | 381 KB
Download Guidelines | 111 KB

Cancer Research Leaders Program
These grants strengthen cancer research capacity by funding new high level academic posts and supporting outstanding research teams in New South Wales hospitals, universities or other institutions. These grants attract outstanding research leaders from interstate and overseas, and enable them to build a core team of researchers.

Download Expression of Interest | 93 KB

Download Application Form | 329 KB

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