Cancer Grand Challenges: TargetedGastroesophageal Cancer Research Grants 2026
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This major international research funding opportunity supports multidisciplinary teams investigating two challenges: understanding and reversing early tissue changes that lead to gastroesophageal cancers, and identifying biological mechanisms behind geographical differences in gastroesophageal cancer rates. The programme is designed for ambitious collaborative research that brings together expertise across countries and scientific disciplines.
Requirements checklist
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Applications must be submitted by international, interdisciplinary research teams.
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Teams must address one of the two specified gastroesophageal cancer research challenges.
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No more than 50% of co-investigators or the overall funding may be based in a single country.
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Applicants must first contact Cancer Grand Challenges with a Letter of Interest to confirm eligibility.
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Full applications must meet the programme’s scientific and collaborative requirements.