Blue Sky Grant for Innovative Cancer Research & Technology 2026
Funds one-year pilot cancer-research projects for Karolinska Institutet researchers.
Cancer Research KI's Blue Sky Grant for Innovative Cancer Research & Technology 2026 funds one-year pilot cancer-research projects for Karolinska Institutet researchers that cannot yet attract funding from conventional agencies, aiming to establish proof-of-principle or feasibility within the grant period. External reviewers score each application against five criteria. Scientific quality, novelty…
Cancer Research KI wants exploratory, innovative, curiosity-driven pilot projects in cancer research that cannot yet attract funding from conventional agencies. The project must aim to establish proof-of-principle or feasibility within the grant period, and the call welcomes any type of research relevant to the cancer field.
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