Application forms can be obtained from: [email protected] or phone 0151 709 2919 Secretary North West Cancer Research Fund Scientific Committee 0151 706 4280 1. Grants are provided by the North West Cancer Research Fund to support fundamental research into the causes of cancers and the mechanisms by which they arise and exert their effects. The current strategy is not to fund research whose primary aim is to develop new forms of treatment or evaluate existing ones e.g. drug development, clinical trials. The research must be carried out in the North West of England, North or Mid Wales. All research project grant applications are evaluated in the light of external peer review. 2. Applications must be limited to 2,000 words. Relevant papers in press or submitted should be included as an appendix. 3. Applications must be submitted by one of the following deadline dates: April 1st and October 1st. They will be considered by the North West Cancer Research Fund Scientific Committee approximately 8 weeks later. Late applications will not be considered and will be held over to the following meeting. 4. Applications to be submitted in triplicate to the Secretary, North West Cancer Research Fund Scientific Committee, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Duncan Building, Daulby Street, Liverpool L69 3GA. 5. Consideration will be given for financial support for:- a) Research Project Grants: This is the normal mode of research support. Project grants are normally awarded for a period of 3 years and are subject to a satisfactory progress report a full twelve months after the award. The progress report should consist of a report on the progress of the project together with a restatement of the resources required for the remaining period. Project grants may be provided to support students undertaking research in cancer leading to a higher degree. b) Reginald Bellis Bequest: A sum of approximately £900 is available annually to support postgraduate travel to other research centres for collaborative work or other purposes relevant to cancer research. We currently give grants amounting to £1,000,000 a year to finance research at the University of Liverpool, at Liverpool John Moores University, and at the University of Lancaster, and the University of Wales in Bangor. There are normally about 30 projects in progress at any one time with an average value of £40,000 each per annum. All are initially reviewed by our Scientific Committee and external referees to ensure they are worthwhile and will add to the bank of knowledge on cancer research.