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Western Australian clinicians collaborating on applied cancer research to improve patient care

Cancer Council WA – Clinical Capacity Building Grant

  • Grant funding available: Up to $114,000 (ex GST)
  • Project duration: 12 to 24 months

 

The Cancer Council WA Clinical Capacity Building Grant supports clinicians in Western Australia to undertake collaborative cancer research projects that build clinical research capability and strengthen cross‑institutional partnerships. Funding supports applied and translational cancer research designed to advance clinical practice and patient care.

Key Requirements

  • The Chief Investigator A must be a clinician working in, or affiliated with, a WA higher education institution and or medical research institute.
  • Applications must involve two or more institutions acting in collaboration, with one nominated as the administering institution.
  • Projects must be clinical research focused and translational. Pre‑clinical applications are not eligible.

 

What is eligible for funding?

Eligible projects include:

  • Cancer research aligned to causes, diagnosis, treatment and or prevention, delivered as clinical capacity building research.
  • Applied research with a clear pathway to improving clinical practice and or patient care.

Funding will not support:

  • Pre‑clinical research applications under this scheme.
  • Projects with budgets exceeding $114,000 (ex GST).
  • Applications involving prohibited tobacco or other cancer‑risk industry funding conflicts.

What companies are eligible for funding?

Eligible applications must be led by a WA‑based clinician and administered through an eligible WA administering institution (including NHMRC approved administering institutions, WA universities, WA medical research institutes, WA public health service providers, or the public side of eligible public private partnership providers).

Applicants must meet residency and employment requirements in WA and have no overdue reports for relevant Department of Health WA or Cancer Council WA grant programs.

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.

Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.

As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.

Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project

  • Industry analysis presentation
  • Competitor Analysis Presentation
  • Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
  • 3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
  • 3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
  • End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
  • CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
  • Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
  • Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application

How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.