These grants will provide high-performing NSW cancer networks funds to strengthen cancer research capacity in NSW to drive improvements in cancer care and outcomes for people living with cancer across the state.
Key information
- Status: Open
- Grant amount: Up to $7,000,000
- Application opened: 6 November 2025
- Application closes: 27 January 2026, 12:00 pm
Program objective
The objectives of the Translational Cancer Research Capacity Building Grants are to:
- Support innovative research capacity-building initiatives, including education and research support, aimed to uplift translational cancer research in NSW.
- Leverage existing networks of cancer researchers, universities, medical research institutes, health services (including Local Health Districts and hospitals) and consumers to deliver these capacity-building initiatives.
- Foster new collaborations and partnerships between networks and with other organisations involved in cancer research in NSW to promote state-wide coverage.
- Promote strategic development and delivery of capacity-building initiatives that will lead to improvements in cancer care and outcomes across cancer types and to the whole cancer population.  
This program is funded and administered by Cancer Institute NSW.
Eligibility
- Each grant application will have a Chief Investigator A (CIA) who must be a leader of an established network or collaboration of cancer researchers.
- The application may have up to four additional named Chief Investigators (CIB-E).
- Applications must nominate a single Administering Institution who will be responsible for the management of the grant and will enter into a funding agreement with the Cancer Institute NSW.
- The Chief Investigators, the established network or collaboration and the Administering Institution must be in NSW.
What your application needs to include
The application must include the following documents.
- Application Form
- Grant Proposal
- CVs of all Chief Investigators
- Budget Template
- Letter of endorsement from Administering Institution
- Letters of Support (optional)
Please review the guidelines for more detail on how to apply and how to format the documentation for submission.
Address the assessment criteria
Applications will be assessed against the following selection criteria based on the weighting below:
- Strategy 40%
- Team Track Record (30%)
- Feasibility and Impact (30%)
Please review the guidelines for detailed assessment criteria.
Start the application
Applications must be submitted through the Cancer Institute NSW via email to CINSW-Grants@health.nsw.gov.au.
Information on how to apply can be found on the Cancer Institute NSW website.
After the application is submitted
The applications will be assessed and both successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified.