Cancer Research UK
CRUK
The largest independent funder of cancer research in the world, covering discovery biology, early detection, drug development, clinical trials and population health. Funds through institutes, centres, programme and project awards, and career development fellowships.
- Kind of funder
- Charity
- Where it funds
- UK-wide
- Indicative award size
- £50k – £3m
- Approx. annual research spend
- £400m
- Who can apply
- Universities, Research institutes, NHS & healthcare providers, Individual researchers
- Career stages
- PhD / doctoral, Postdoctoral, Early career, Established researcher
Programme awards typically £1m–£2.5m over five years; project awards considerably smaller.
Research areas
Named schemes (1)
CRUK Project Award ↗
Up to five years of funding for a focused cancer research question, open to researchers at any career stage with an independent position.
Rolling / recurringCheck funder site for current round£100k – £1.5m per awardchecked 2026-05-01