IIRS 2021: Precision Science in Prevention and Treatment: Grant Announcement

Given the unprecedented circumstances externally this year, NBCF has made a strategic decision to split the funding available for breast cancer research between supporting existing ongoing research projects, as well as funding new grants.

To maximise the opportunity for new research, this year NBCF funding available for the Investigator Initiated Research Scheme (IIRS) is being matched by Love Your Sister (www.loveyoursister.org). This partnership creates a unique opportunity for a smaller, focused program of research to be supported commencing in 2021.

IIRS 2021: Precision Science in Prevention and Treatment
NBCF are pleased to announce that we will be opening our 2021 Investigator Initiated Research Scheme (IIRS) grant round today, Tuesday 7th April 2020.

The application deadline will be 5pm AEST Monday 29 June 2020.

Action	Date
Application Open Date	7 April 2020
Applications Close Date	29 June 2020
Peer Review	July - October 2020
Advice to Applicants	From early December 2020*
Commencement of Funding	1 January 2021

* Subject to change.

Potential applicants should be aware of significant changes to previous iterations of the IIRS, made as a result of the total pool of available funding being significantly reduced from previous years. Funding will be restricted to projects that address either precision prevention or precision medicine for breast cancer, and the maximum funding available per application is $375,000 over 3 years (or $125,000 per year).

The full application guidelines and appendix are now available on the NBCF website. Please click here.