OUR Research

Children with cancer deserve treatments designed for them. Yet childhood cancer research is chronically underfunded and it’s children who are paying the price. KidsCan exists to change that, funding pioneering research into kinder, more effective treatments designed specifically for children.

Apply for funding

Are you a researcher working in childhood cancer?
We welcome applications from across the UK for our funding rounds.
View our funding opportunities on the North West Cancer Research website

HELP FUND THE NEXT BREAKTHROUGH

Every pound raised goes directly towards research that could change what childhood cancer looks like for future generations. Kinder treatments. Better outcomes. Childhoods saved. Donate today

HOW WE FUND RESEARCH

We are members of the Association of Medical Research Charities (AMRC), the gold standard for medical research charities in the UK. Every application for funding goes through a rigorous independent peer-review process, assessed by our Scientific Advisory Group against strict criteria: proportionality, independence, diversity, impartiality and transparency. We fund only the best research. And we make sure every pound raised goes as far as it possibly can.