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
The Little Princess Trust Project Grants fund research into all cancers affecting children and young people.
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 will be considered if the timescale is justified.
The deadline for applications is 16:00 on Wednesday 14 October 2026. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be accepted. Funding is available to UK and Ireland based research organisations, i.e. universities and hospitals.