Funding Guidance

Children’s Cancer CoLab prioritises rapid translation of research into new treatments for young patients, and also supports the next generation of childhood cancer researchers and clinicians.

$45m commitment to improve childhood cancer outcomes

Five Impact Programs guide our strategic approach to funding childhood cancer research and innovation. As an independent charity, we have a highly ambitious goal to invest 90% of our revenue into our Impact Programs.

Funding principles

Children's Cancer CoLab grant funding is guided by our key funding principles.

Eligibility

Is your project or initiative suitable to receive CoLab funding?

Grant conditions

All grants awarded by Children's Cancer CoLab must follow our grant conditions.

2025-26 Impact Programs funding cycle

Key funding dates

Next-Generation Therapies, Safer Therapies and Future Leaders funding dates for 2025-26 are now available. Learn about our funding opportunities and how we are investing $45 million to improve outcomes for childhood cancer.

Funding guidelines

Next-Gen Therapies funding guidelines

Discover breakthrough therapies for hard-to-treat childhood cancers.

Safer Therapies funding guidelines

Therapies that minimise cancer treatment-related toxicities.

Future Leaders funding guidelines

Foster researchers and clinicians and grow the paediatric oncology workforce.

CoLab and Maddie Riewoldt's Vision Fellowship funding guidelines

Enable a clinician-researcher to accelerate breakthroughs at the intersection of Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes and paediatric oncology.

$4 million available in 2025-2026 funding round

Funding information video

Applications open 8 September and close 17 October 2025

Watch our video to learn how researchers and clinicians can access up to $4 million across our Next-Generation Therapies, Safer Therapies, Future Leaders Impact Programs and other opportunities.

Apply for a grant through our online portal

Ensure you have read our funding guidance pages before you apply.

Patient Stories
Collaboration
Innovation Accelerators
Survivorship and Living Well
Future Leaders
Safer Therapies
Next-Generation Therapies
Children’s Cancer CoLab and Maddie Riewoldt’s Vision Clinician-Researcher Fellowship
Future Leaders
Innovation Accelerators
Survivorship and Living Well
Safer Therapies
Next-Generation Therapies