2006-07 funding opportunities

The following funding opportunities were available from the Victorian Cancer Agency in 2006-07:

Supportive Care Research scholarships

Four scholarships were available for students wishing to undertake Masters or Doctoral studies relating to cancer in the supportive care field. 

Read the guidelines for the Supportive Care Research scholarships [PDF].

 Clinician-researcher fellowships

Four fellowships were available for qualified clinicians, with PhD qualification – to support the career development of clinician-researchers in Victoria.

Read the guidelines for the Clinician-Researcher fellowships [PDF]. 

 Seed funding to enable research in regional areas

To encourage the development of clinical trial and research capacity in regional areas, the Victorian Cancer Agency offered seed funding to members of the regional Integrated Cancer Services.  

As the Consultative Council was not established in 2006, an interim steering committee was convened to oversee the activity of the Agency. This steering committee was advised by an independent evaluation panel for the 2006-07 funding round, and comprised:

• Professor Richard Smallwood, Chair, Ministerial Taskforce for Cancer (2003-2007) 
• Professor Bob Thomas, Director of Surgical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Director, Western and Central Metropolitan Integrated Cancer Services. 
• Professor Bryan Williams, Director, Monash Institute for Medical Research, and Head, Centre for Cancer Research.
• Professor Tony Burgess, Director, Ludwig Institute of Cancer Research in Melbourne.

Recipients of funding in 2006-07 are detailed in the funding recipients pages.