AMMF – The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity

AMMF – The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1198095).

AMMF – The Cholangiocarcinoma Charity, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, was the world's first charity dedicated solely to cholangiocarcinoma, also known as bile duct cancer. It provides information and support, campaigns to raise awareness of the disease, and encourages and supports specialised research teams working towards better diagnostic techniques and treatments and, ultimately, a cure. Its research funding includes early-stage and seed-funding work, clinical research and data projects, and it says it has funded or is currently funding research at many of the leading research institutions across the UK and internationally. Its annual giving is £90,771, according to its annual report.

Priority Areas

AMMF funds specialised research teams and research bodies working on cholangiocarcinoma. It welcomes work on the disease’s causes, earlier diagnosis and effective treatments, and will also consider innovative proposals relevant to its objectives from researchers outside the immediate field, especially where the work is collaborative. Its research support includes early-stage and seed-funding work that lets researchers test ideas and generate evidence for further funding; it also funds clinical research and data projects. AMMF says its research funding has reached institutions across the UK and internationally.

Themes

• Causes of cholangiocarcinoma
• Earlier diagnosis
• Effective treatments

Geographic Focus

The UK; internationally.

AMMF welcomes applications from research bodies for cholangiocarcinoma work. It also considers innovative, relevant proposals from researchers outside the immediate field, especially as part of a collaborative effort.

Deadlines: Applications are accepted in separate funding rounds.

Application windows:

• The next funding round opens for applications on 01 September.

Who can apply:

• AMMF welcomes funding applications from research bodies for cholangiocarcinoma work.
• AMMF will also consider applications from researchers outside the immediate field of cholangiocarcinoma, but with innovative proposals relevant to its objectives (especially as part of a collaborative effort).