Each year, CCLG runs a number of research grant schemes, providing funding for world-leading research projects led by the brightest minds.
We also work in partnership with other charities, sharing our expertise in research and our research infrastructure to help them to fund world-class childhood cancer research, and managing research funding programmes on their behalf.
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Little Princess Trust Project Grants
LPT Project Grants can be for small or pilot studies, and larger project grants. Previous awards have ranged from £40,000 to £250,000 with an average award of around £200,000. However, there is no upper limit for proposals and decisions are primarily based on the quality of the proposed research and its potential impact rather than cost. Grants are to support ‘projects’ rather than ‘programmes’ and so the budget should be appropriate for this. Project duration is generally up to 36 months, although projects that exceed this duration will be considered if the timescale is justified.
Applications to this funding round should be for scientific proposals that study:
- New approaches to treatment, in particular:
- More effective treatment with fewer toxicities/on-treatment side effects
- Approaches to treatment that may lead to a reduction in short- and long-term sequelae of treatment (but studies focusing on treatment of late effects, health behaviour interventions for survivors, fertility/reproductive health and psychosocial aspects are unlikely to be considered)
- The causes of childhood or TYA cancer, where the research is likely to lead to an improvement in outcomes
- Accurate diagnosis of childhood or TYA cancer, where the research is likely to lead to an improvement in outcomes
The deadline for applications is 5pm, Wednesday 8 October 2025.