Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy

Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1080343).

The Cancer Vaccine Institute, now the Institute for Cancer Vaccines and Immunotherapy, was launched by a group of grateful patients as an independent charity. Its objective is to fund research into immunotherapy as a treatment for cancer, through research projects that are typically three years in duration. It relies solely on voluntary donations, and says it needs £600k each year to keep its research work going.

Priority Areas

The foundation funds research into cancer immunotherapy and vaccines to improve survival and quality of life for patients across a wide range of cancers. It supports specific research projects led by scientists and clinicians at highly-rated research institutions, and focuses its resources on research in the UK. Its strategy seeks a broader base of research, new approaches and translation of discoveries into patient benefit. Proposals are assessed through expert peer review for scientific merit against its strategy, collaboration with others supported by ICVI, intellectual innovation and translational research. It encourages work that can reduce the long-term cost of cancer treatment and supports collaboration and the careers of young scientists. Research project grants are typically three years in duration.

Themes

• Cancer immunotherapy
• Cancer vaccines
• Drug repurposing
• Non-classical T-cell approaches
• Immune checkpoint therapy

Geographic Focus

Priority: The UK.

Candidates submit a full application for international peer review; the Peer Review Committee scores applicants according to eligibility.

Deadlines: Funding calls are issued occasionally.

Who can apply:

• Applicants for major grants should at least have a PhD qualification and the support of a senior researcher at their institution.

What to send:

• A full application
• “lay abstracts” – short project descriptions written in everyday language

What the charity says:

• The foundation intends to fund research at highly-rated research institutions, assessed primarily through the Research Excellence Framework.
• Applicants for major grants should have at least a PhD and support from a senior researcher at their institution.
• Proposals are assessed for scientific merit against the strategy, collaboration with others supported by ICVI, intellectual innovation and translational research.
• Peer reviewers consider whether applicants can deliver the project, its technical strengths and weaknesses, its methodology and likely impact.