Kidscan is offering a number of awards up to £65,000 per anum, to support individuals working in any area of children’s cancer research.
Kidscan PhD Studentship grants provide funding to enable PhD students to explore areas of research related to the diagnosis, causes, treatment and well-being of young adults and children suffering from cancer.
Funding of up to £65,000 will be provided over three years and includes a stipend of (£15,000 to £16,000), bench fees, and conference attendance fees. All applicants should have an agreement with their department/institution that tuition fees will be paid in house or waived. A London weighting uplift of £2,000 per annum will be applied, raising the total award available to £71,000 for London based applications.
Kidscan will also consider applications for consumables-only awards, where costs for stipend and tuition fees have been met by a separate funding body (up to £5,000 per annum).
Details on how to apply for this grant can be found below. For more detailed information on how our applications are processed please visit our Research Funding page
Applications should be made by the prospective supervisor, all applications will be required to undergo a thorough process of scientific peer review, using independent reviewers. Reviewers’ reports and application forms will then be considered for funding by Kidscan’s Scientific Committee. To apply for the PhD studentship please download and complete the application form below. Once complete, you can submit the form to Kidscan by emailing d.pye@kidscan.org.uk
Applications are currently closed
Funding of up to £65,000 will be provided over three years and includes a stipend of (£15,000 to £16,000), bench fees, and conference attendance fees.
Consumables
Up to £5,000 for one to three years, consumables-only applications will be considered (where costs for stipend and tuition fees have been met by a separate funding body).
Tuition Fees
All applicants should have an agreement with their department/institution that tuition fees will be paid in house or waived.
Before you apply for the PhD Studentship Grant please ensure you have read our Research Objectives and the Grant Handbook found through the link below. These will help you to ensure you application falls within the goals of our research.
To apply for the PhD Studentship please download and complete the application form below. Once complete, you can submit the form to Kidscan by emailing d.pye@kidscan.org.uk Applications are now closed.
If you have any questions about our research grants please contact our Scientific Director by calling 0161 295 4701 or emailing d.pye@kidscan.org.uk
0161 295 3864 