Funding Opportunities

ACED Travel Award for the Early Detection of Cancer Conference

Portland, Oregon, USA
Tuesday 18th October – Thursday 20th October

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Canary Center at Stanford, and Cancer Research UK present the Early Detection of Cancer Conference series. The annual conference brings together experts in early detection from multiple disciplines to share ground-breaking research and progress in the field.

This travel award will enable Manchester researchers and PhD students to attend the Early Detection of Cancer Conference, to network with experts from across the globe and attend engaging discussions, lightning talks and head-to-head debates. Funding is available to cover the visit, to include travel and accommodation.

Applications will be accepted from researchers regardless of career stage including PhD students.

Applications are still open for online submission to be considered for a lightning talk (Deadline 19th August 2022) or poster presentation (Deadline 2nd September 2022). For details on how to apply, please visit the Early Detection of Cancer Conference website.

Please explain why you would like to attend, highlighting the following information, and send to Holly Butterworth (holly.butterworth@manchester.ac.uk), Manchester ACED Project Manager, by Friday 29th July 17:00
• Applicant name, current position, and affiliation
• Whether you intend to present your research, present a poster, give a lighting talk or network with other researchers at the conference
• How you would use this opportunity to develop skills to benefit the international ACED community

If you have any questions, please contact Martin Bone (martin.bone@manchester.ac.uk), Manchester ACED Programme Manager.

Deadline for applications is Friday 29th July 2022 17:00

ACED Skills Exchange and Development Travel Awards

These awards enable ACED researchers and PhD students to visit another ACED Member Centre(s) for knowledge exchange to learn or impart a key skill or technique, and to sow the seeds of future collaborations. Funding up to £40,000 GBP or $50,000 USD is available to cover a visit of up to 4 months to include travel, accommodation, applicable university and visa fees and necessary research expenses. Salary costs are not covered by this award.

Applications will be accepted from Alliance researchers regardless of career stage including PhD students. Applications for PhD students must be made on their behalf by their principal PhD Supervisor / Advisor.

Applicants must be a researcher at an ACED Member Centre and a current ACED member. ACED researchers may also apply for virtual opportunities to include costs for running training or request funding for related training/career development opportunities. It is the applicant’s responsibility to approach a potential Alliance Member Centre to identify and secure suitable learning and development opportunities.

Applicants are advised to read the guidelines and application form. Applications will be considered in any research area(s) listed in the ACED scientific strategy with a focus on early detection of primary cancer.

Completed applications must be submitted to Martin Bone martin.bone@manchester.ac.uk in MS Word format. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis while the scheme is open.

Funding decisions will be made at quarterly meetings of the Alliance Executive Board.

If you have any questions, please contact Martin Bone (martin.bone@manchester.ac.uk), Manchester ACED Programme Manager.

Contact us

For further information on projects and funding calls, please contact the ACED Manchester team:

Martin Bone, ACED Programme Manager
E: martin.bone@manchester.ac.uk

Stephanie Ng, ACED Project Manager
E: stephanie.ng@manchester.ac.uk

Holly Butterworth, ACED Project Manager
E: holly.butterworth@manchester.ac.uk