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Cancer Research Fellowships Victoria- Mid-Career Research Fellowships

Cancer Council Victoria

Cancer Council Victoria and the Victorian Government acting through the Victorian Department of Health, are working together to deliver Cancer Research Fellowships Victoria. By combining resources, this collaboration strengthens Victoria’s cancer research landscape, fosters innovation, and accelerates the translation of research into improved outcomes for people with cancer.

Cancer Research Fellowships Victoria supports early-career and mid-career researchers to undertake high-quality translational cancer research that will improve the prevention, detection, treatment and care for people affected by cancer. Fellowships are available to researchers who have not previously received significant research funding, helping to establish them as future leaders in cancer research.

There are two Fellowship streams available for both Early-Career Research Fellowships and Mid-Career Research Fellowships: biomedical research and non-biomedical research.

Available funding

Mid-Career Fellowships are available with a maximum of $175,000 available per year, per fellowship, for four years (maximum $700,000 per Fellowship). Applicants can apply for either the Biomedical Research Stream or the Non-Biomedical Research Stream.

AI Based Application Success Predictor

1. ✔️ Alignment with Cancer Research Priorities

Successful applications must clearly address cause, prevention, detection, treatment, or supportive care of cancer. CCV places particular emphasis on translational and high-impact research, spanning biomedical, behavioral, epidemiology, and allied health domains.

2. 👶 Career Stage Fit & Eligibility

Cancer Research Fellowships Victoria:

Early-Career: ≤ 5 years post-PhD; up to $450k over 3 years.

Mid-Career: 5–15 years post-PhD; up to $700k over 4 years.

Must be Australian/New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and not hold equivalent salary support.

Grants-in-Aid: Team-based research funding up to AUD 120k/year for up to 3 years, available to researchers at Victorian institutions.

Venture Grants: High-risk, high-reward projects—typically $250k/year, 1–2 years—supporting unconventional ideas.

Summer Studentships: For undergraduate students; project-based funding (~$3,000 over 6 weeks) to support work in Victorian labs.

3. 🧠 Scientific Quality, Innovation & Feasibility

Applications are evaluated on novelty, methodological rigor, translational potential, and feasibility.

Fellowships/career awards need defined milestones, deliverables, and risk management.

Venture Grants prioritize disruptive ideas that break conventional norms.

4. 🏢 Institutional Environment & Leadership Pipeline

Fellowship applicants are expected to be supported by Victorian institutions and demonstrate institutional backing for the fellowship.

For early- and mid-career awards, letters from research administration confirming role and support are critical.

Research teams applying for Grants-in-Aid must show capacity to lead and deliver projects within Victorian research ecosystems.

5. 🌟 Career Development & Translation Potential

Fellowships aim to launch future leaders—demonstration of career trajectory and plans for follow-on funding (NHMRC, national grants) are prioritized.

Funded work should lead to output: publications, clinical uptake, datasets, or impact beyond academia.

6. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community & Stakeholder Engagement

Some schemes (e.g. Venture Grants, Projects-in-Aid, or Palliative care grants) value community participation, stakeholder co-design, or patient engagement.

🗓 Key 2025 Dates (Tentative)

Funding Scheme	EOI Opens	EOI Closes	Full Application Opens	Full Application Closes
CRFV (Fellowships)	5 May 2025	3 June 2025	~4 August 2025	~29 August 2025
Grants-in-Aid	~23 June 2025	~15 July 2025	~15 September 2025	~7 October 2025
Summer Studentships	11 Aug 2025	9 Sep 2025	N/A	N/A

✅ Summary: Top Factors for Funding Success

Target appropriate scheme for your career stage and project scale

Show alignment to CCV’s cancer research priorities and translational outcomes

Propose innovative, feasible studies with defined aims and milestones

Provide institutional support and mentorship plan

Emphasize potential for career advancement and tangible impact

Specialties

Cancer

Eligibility Requirements

To apply for a Fellowship, the Applicant must satisfy all the general requirements as well as the relevant fellowship-specific requirements.

The Applicant’s Administering Organisation must ensure the application meets all eligibility requirements as described in these guidelines at both the time of submission and for the duration of the assessment and selection process. Applications that do not meet eligibility requirements will be excluded from further consideration. Cancer Council Victoria may make an eligibility decision at any stage following the close of applications, including during the assessment and selection process. Applicants and their Administering Organisation will be notified in writing of ineligible applications.

Specific eligibility queries not listed here will be decided on a case-by-case basis. Applicants should contact Cancer Council through their Research Administration Office for clarification of individual circumstances

The Applicant must satisfy all the points below:

 Is an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or has permanent residency in Australia at the time of EOI closing date;

 Has an existing appointment with a Victorian Administering Organisation in the event the applicant is successful or has formal support from a Victorian Administering Organisation that the applicant will be provided an appointment at the organisation in the event the applicant is successful.

 Commits to undertaking the Fellowship with a primary appointment (see section Time commitment) in a research role at a Victorian Administering Organisation.

 Has support from an Administering Organisation who agrees to be responsible for grant administration and covering any funding gaps and Head of Department of where the research work will take place.

 Has not previously held or currently holds any funding that will duplicate the proposed research costs requested in this application

 Does not hold funding that provides salary support at any time during the Fellowship period for the applicant (see note in Mid-Career Research Fellowships regarding Victoria Cancer Agency Early-Career Fellowships and Cancer Council Victoria Postdoctoral Research Fellowships)

 Does not have an appointment to a full Professorial position (inc. Adjunct, Clinical, Conjoint, Honorary) or hold a full Professorial title at time of EOI close

The proposed research must satisfy all the points below:

 The primary focus of the project must relate to improving the prevention, detection, treatment and care for people affected by cancer. The application will be considered ineligible if the relevance and significance to another disease is greater than to cancer, or if the research is of such a fundamental nature that its likely short- or medium-term impact on cancer control is low.

 The proposed research is translational research (see Appendix A. Translational research for details).

 The majority of the proposed research funded by the Fellowship will be conducted in Victoria.

 The majority of the direct research costs will be expended in Victoria.

 The proposed research must have active engagement with people with lived experience of cancer in the research design stage or the research conduct stage.

 If applying for a targeted Fellowship, the primary focus of the project must relate to mesothelioma or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Sponsor Details

Sponsor Institute/Organizations: Cancer Council Victoria

Sponsor Type: Corporate/Non-Profit

Address: Level 8/200 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002, Australia.

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