We were proud to be opening shortly a new Annual Grant Round for 2025, thanks to our passionate community, partners and fundraisers continued to support.
This year we will be welcoming Grant applications in these categories:
and Named Awarded Grants
The Tour de Cure Grants Committee maintains an ethical, independent, and transparent selection process whilst reviewing the grant applications. Tour de Cure is committed to funding innovation and excellence. We aim to see our finite funding resources leveraged as much as possible, supporting the best Australian-based projects and researchers. Tour de Cure is a cancer agnostic organisation, in that our aim is to cure all cancers and accordingly, we consider applications for research in any cancer type.
Our ability to continue to raise funds from our generous supporters is based on us demonstrating in the selection process that the Committee select the best projects possible and ensuring proper ongoing project governance. All Grant applications are evaluated on merit.
An EOI (Expression of Interest) application is required for all research grant categories, these go through a first round reviewed and recommendations are made by The Grants Committee. The successful applicants are notified and then required to complete a Full Grant Application process, these are vigorously reviewed, and recommendations are made by The Grants Committee to the TDC Board by Late November for final decisions.
For this years grant round, successful applicants will be announced in March 2026. Funding takes place in May 2026. Funding is provided as either a one-off payment or paid by one or more instalments.
Timeline for Tour de Cure 2025/2026 Annual Grant Round:
Key Dates:
1 August – EOI round opens (via Smartygrants)
21 August – EOI round closes
9 October – Notification of outcomes of EOI round
9 October – Full Grant Applications open – upon request
24 October – Full Grant Applications close
March 2026 – Notification of Full Grant outcomes
May 2026 – Payment of Grants.We ask that institutions supporting individual researchers submit no more than two applications per grant category. This applies even if there is an intermediary body (say a foundation) applying on behalf of the applicant researcher. This limitation does not apply to the number of PhD applicants who may apply for a PhD Scholarship - that number remains open.
We are incredibly grateful for the ongoing support and generosity of our Tour de Cure family, researchers, research institutes, community, and corporate partners. They have been unwavering in their support for us, and our common goal of Curing cancer, Changing lives.
The Tour de Cure Grant Guidelines are available here (updated 10th July 2025) - TDC Grant Guidelines
All information regarding the Tour de Cure Grants Program is available on our website here - Apply for a TDC Grant
Translational Cancer Research Pipeline Categories here - TCR Categories
CV example here - NHMRC CV
More information will be available now for the 2025/2026 next TDC Grant Round. Any queries about grants or funding, please contact Jos Kevan at Joscelyn.Kevan@tourdecure.com.au or call on D: 02 8422 1139 | T: 02 8073 4000 or M: 0412 414 949 Please note my working days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
There are no rounds available for Tour de Cure at the moment.
