For researchers
Apply for a grant through one of our funding schemes, get grant application guidance and explore our funding review policies and processes.
Apply for funding and get guidance
Below you can find out about our different calls together with application guidance for our open calls. This includes advice on patient and public involvement, guidance on how to make your application the best it can be, and information on our grant policies and funding processes.
Funding calls
Explore our portfolio of funding calls for researchers including our innovative pilot grants, project grants, transformational research awards and our early career advancement fellowships.
Support for applicants and grant holders
Get guidance on how to make your funding application the best it can be and find information on our grant policies.
Funding review process and committees
Find out how your application will be assessed through the stages of external peer and patient review, Committee review and scoring and Trustee approval.
Our research portfolio and strategy
Explore our current research portfolio of over 90 projects, and download our research strategy for the next five years.
Our research projects
Our researchers are making new discoveries that could have a life-changing impact on people with blood cancer.
Accelerating progress: research strategy 2025-2030
Our new research strategy focuses on three main areas: prevention, early detection and predicting outcomes, and treatment.
Read our latest impact report
Discover some of the ways our combined research investment and our support services have transformed the lives of people affected by blood cancer.
The UK Blood Cancer Research Network
The UK Blood Cancer Research Network (UKBCRN) is a multidisciplinary, supportive leadership group, setting and driving the UK blood cancer research agenda.
Get in touch with our research team
If you have any questions about our open funding calls or our research, please contact us at [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
UK Blood Cancer Research Network
A multidisciplinary, supportive leadership group, setting and driving the UK blood cancer research agenda.
Why we fund research
We want to ensure the 40,000 people diagnosed with blood cancer in the UK each year are given effective treatments. We’ve invested £500 million in research.
Our research projects
Our researchers are making discoveries that have a life-changing impact on people with blood cancer.
News and blogs
Latest news on blood cancer research and stories from our community