Major National Research Funds in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia

A non-exhaustive selection of major (cancer) research funders in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, for your national and regional projects

Austria

• Fonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung/Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Belgium

• Fondation Contre le Cancer
• Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique/Fund for Scientific Research (FRS - FNRS)
• Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen/Research Foundation Flanders (FWO)

Bulgaria

• The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Croatia

• Hrvatska zaklada za znanost/Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ)

Czech Republic

• Grantová agentura Ceské republiky/Czech Science Foundation (GACR)

Denmark

• Danish National Research Foundation
• Det Frie Forskningsråd/Danish Council for Independent Research (DFF)

Estonia

• Eesti Teadusagentuur/Estonian Research Council (ETAG)

Finland

• Suomen Akatemia/Finlands Akademie/Academy of Finland (AKA)

France

• Agence Nationale de la Recherche/French National Research Agency (ANR)
• Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique/National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
• European Cancer Centers Foundation
• Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer
• Institut National du Cancer (INCa)
• Fondation Jérôme Lejeune
• Fondation Toulouse Cancer Santé
• Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale/French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM)
• UNICANCER

Germany

• Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/German Research Foundation (DFG)
• German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
• German Cancer Aid
• Helmholtz-Association
• Max-Planck-Gesellschaft/Max Planck Society (MPG)
• Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz/Leibniz Association (WGL)

Greece

• Centre for Research and Technology-Hellas (CERTH)
• Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
• National Hellenic Research Foundation

Hungary

• Magyar Tudományos Akadémia/Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA)
• Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok/Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA)

Iceland

• Rannsóknamiðstöð Íslands/Iceland Centre for Research (Rannís)

Ireland

• Health Research Board (HRB)
• Irish Research Council
• Irish Cancer Society Research
• Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)

Italy

• Advanced Biomedical Research Foundation
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche/National Research Council (CNR)
• European Centre for Nanomedicine (CEN Foundation)
• Fondazione IRCCS - Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
• Fondazione Umberto Veronesi (FUV)
• Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC)
• Italian Foundation for Cancer Reseach (FIRC)
• Italian Institute for Molecular Oncology (IFOM)

Latvia

• Latvijas Zinatnes Padome/Latvian Science Council (LZP)

Lithuania

• Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba/Research Council of Lithuania (LMT)

Luxembourg

• Fondation Contre le Cancer
• Fonds National de la Recherche/National Research Fund (FNR)

Malta

• Action for Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF)

Netherlands

• Dutch Cancer Society (DCS)
• Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek/Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)

Norway

• Norges Forskningsråd/Research Council of Norway (RCN)

Poland

• Narodowe Centrum Nauki/National Science Centre (NCN) 

Portugal

• Champalimaud Foundation (CF)
• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia/Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)

Romania

• Romanian Office for Science and Technology:

Slovakia

• Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja/Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV)
• Slovenská akadémia vied/Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV)

Slovenia

• Javna agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije/Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)

Spain

• Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas/Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Sweden

• Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd/Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE)
• Vetenskapsrådet/Swedish Research Council (VR)

Switzerland

• CTI
• ISREC Foundation
• Schweizerischer Nationalfonds/Fonds National Suisse/Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
• State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
• Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK)

Turkey

• Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu,/Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)

United Kingdom

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Council (BBSRC)
• Cancer Research UK
• Cancer Research Technology 
• Cancer Research Wales 
• Medical Research Foundation
• Medical Research Council (MRC)
• National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI)
• National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)
• NCRI Grantsmanship Gateway (to identify sources of funding and to access expert advice on grant application development)
• Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)
• UK Cancer Foundations (list)

Asia

• Asian Fund for Cancer Research (Hong Kong)
• Cancer Aid and Research Foundation (India)
• Foundation for Medical Research (FMR) (India)
• Indonesian Cancer Foundation
• Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research (Japan)
• Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR) (Japan)
• Kobayashi Foundation for Cancer Research (Japan)
• Princess Takamatsu Cancer Research Fund (Japan)
• National Cancer Center Research Institute (Japan)
• Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation (CARIF) (Malaysia)
• Philippine National Health Research System (PNHRS) (Philippines)
• Singapore National Research Foundation (Singapore)
• Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Singapore)

Australasia: Australia

• Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF)
• National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation (NFMRI)
• National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
• Cancer Australia
• Cancer Institute NSW
• Cancer Council Western Australia
• Cancer Council Queensland
• Cancer Council Victoria

Australasia: New Zealand

• Cancer Society of New Zealand
• Genesis Oncology Trust
• Health Research Council of New Zealand
• Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund
• Wellington Medical Research Foundation

North America: Canada

• Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)
• Canadian Cancer Society Research Institute (CCSRI)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Canadian Research Information System
• Cancer Research Society (CRS)
• Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)
• National Research Council Canada
• Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR, formerly OICR’s Cancer Research Fund (CRF)
• ResearchNet Canada

North America: US

• American Association of Cancer Research
• American Cancer Society
• American Institute for Cancer Research
• Association of American Cancer Institutes
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• Cancer Research Foundation
• Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
• Conquer Cancer Foundation
• Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
• Gateway for Cancer Research
• Livestrong Foundation
• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Foundation
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Rising Tide Foundation
• The Grantsmanship Center (TGCi)
• The Max Foundation
• The V Foundation for Cancer Research
• U.S. Charity Navigator (search for cancer)
• U.S. Federal Grantmaking Agencies
• U.S. Foundation Directory Online (search for cancer)
• U.S. National Science Foundation Index of Funding Opportunities
• U.S. National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Research Program
• U.S. National Cancer Institute
• U.S. NIAID's List of Foundations and Other Funding Sources (search for cancer)