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Cancer Grand Challenges (NCI + Cancer Research UK)

Helps Cancer Grand Challenges for interdisciplinary global teams tackling the hardest unsolved problems in cancer.

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Cancer Grand Challenges is NCI's major co-funded initiative with Cancer Research UK. Launched in 2020, it backs global interdisciplinary teams tackling unsolved problems in cancer biology. It is delivered through the NIH Other Transaction Award mechanism and sits in the UK-US transatlantic space, with US-only participation not required.

Each team can receive about $25 million over five years. The…

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Grants under Cancer Grand Challenges (NCI + Cancer Research UK)

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.

Cancer Grand Challenges
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Supports large interdisciplinary global teams tackling transformative unsolved problems in cancer biology.

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Last verified: 1 Jun 2026Source: www.cancer.gov