Overview
Achieving equity in cancer outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is a strategic objective of the Australian Cancer Plan and a priority for Cancer Australia.
Funding provided to Cancer Australia through this measure is targeted at ensuring mainstream cancer care services are culturally safe and accessible, and building the capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research sector ($38.6 million).
NOW OPEN: Partnerships for Cancer Research grant program
Cancer Australia has launched the Partnerships for Cancer Research grant program, a new $9.6 million initiative aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and building the capacity of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cancer research sector.
The grant program will facilitate partnerships between organisations that will work together with community to deliver research activities. Partnerships can be between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations and mainstream organisations (including research groups and cancer services), or between two or more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations.
Each research partnership can apply for a grant between $0.8 to $2.5 million over a maximum 3-year grant period commencing June 2025.
Cancer Australia is delivering this grant in partnership with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
Applications are open now until 5pm (AEDT) Wednesday 12 February 2025, via NHMRC's grant management system – Sapphire.
Minimum data is due by 5pm (AEDT) on Wednesday 4 December 2024.
For grant guidelines and further information visit GrantConnect.
2024 Partnerships for culturally safe cancer care grant program
Cancer Australia has established the Partnerships for culturally safe cancer care grant program to facilitate innovative, locally-driven improvements to the delivery of cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.
Addressing long-standing equity and cultural safety issues within mainstream health services where specialist cancer care is delivered is crucial to ensuring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can access and complete high quality treatment and experience better outcomes.
This new national grant program will allocate up to $16.9 million to support partnerships between cancer services and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations.
Up to 20 grants of up to $1 million each are available. The partnership model is designed to foster strengthened relationships between local services and sustained improvements to cultural safety and equity of access in cancer service delivery.
Applications have now closed. Successful grant recipients will be announced in early 2025.
First Nations Cancer Scholarships
Cancer Australia, in partnership with the Aurora Education Foundation, has established the First Nations Cancer Scholarship program. The scholarships supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, health professionals, and early-career researchers to compete full-time postgraduate study or research in a cancer-related field.
The purpose of the scholarship is to grow the network of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who drive improvements to cancer control, including through research, creating change for communities.
The scholarship will see Indigenous scholars receive up to $120,000 per year over three years, as well as academic, wellbeing and community support. Up to four scholarships will be awarded each year from 2024 – 2027.
2024 round recipients will be announced early 2025. The next round will open in mid 2025.
Visit www.firstnationscancerscholarship.com for more information.