Grant Application Portal (GAP)

Supporting innovative cancer research projects is one of the core tasks of the two partner organisations - the Swiss Cancer Research foundation and the Swiss Cancer League.  This site - Grant Application Portal (GAP) - is shared by these partner organisations for the interaction with their grant applicants and reviewers throughout the entire application and review process through to grant and outcomes monitoring and beyond.

 

If you wish to apply for funding, please refer to the information for researchers on our website before applying to one of our funding rounds.

 

Grant holders should have a funding acknowledgement statement included in any publications resulting from our funding. Find out more on Publications.

 

Application submission schedule

                                                                                    

Cancer Research Grants and International Research Fellowships

Grant Type, (Round), Opening and Closing Dates

Cancer research grant, (January round), opens end of November, closes: 31 January, 12:00 noon (Central European Time)

Fellowship, (January round), opens end of November, closes: 31 January, 12:00 noon (Central European Time)

Decisions on the aforementioned rounds are communicated per e-mail by the end of June

 

Cancer research grant, (July round), opens end of May, closes: 31 July, 12:00 noon (Central European Time)

Fellowship, (July round), opens end of May, closes: 31 July, 12:00 noon (Central European Time)

Decisions on the aforementioned rounds are communicated per e-mail by mid-December

 

Robert Wenner Award
Applicants must have made significant contributions to cancer research, care, or control in any domain (basic, clinical, epidemiological, or psychosocial). Open to Swiss citizens or non-Swiss researchers who have carried out most of their work in Switzerland.

Applicants must be 45 years of age or under at the time of application.
(The age limit is extended to 48 for applicants with career interruptions due to parental responsibilities.)

Decisions communicated per e-mail by mid-January 2026

 

 

Scientific Conferences

rounds are ongoing, submissions: 6 months prior to the event

 

Krebsliga beider Basel

Grant Type, (Round), Opening and Closing dates

Cancer Research Grant Krebsliga beider Basel, opens on 15 November 2024, closes: 31 January 2025 12:00 noon (Central European Time), applicants from the Basel region are eligible to apply

For grant applications related to pediatric oncology, consult the Stiftung für krebskranke Kinder, Regio Basiliensis website.

 

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

To guard against potential external vulnerabilities, we’ve introduced Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to enhance system security.

 

Questions? Consult our Questions & Answers page, the User Guide below or Contact us.

Thank you for investing in science and cancer research.

 

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