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Prof Peter Gibbs receives the 2019 AGITG Innovation Grant from Chair Prof Tim Price

Innovation Grant

The Innovation Grant is a unique opportunity for AGITG members to receive funding for original scientific ideas with the potential to change clinical practice.

Awarded annually, the Innovation Grant aims to enhance the AGITG research program through investment in projects based on scientific merit, feasibility and alignment with AGITG research priorities, to improve outcomes for people with gastro-intestinal cancer.

Dr Lorraine Chantrill, Chair of AGITG, says “Raised by our members and community, the Innovation Grant provides AGITG members an opportunity to conduct small scale or pilot studies, which are critical to generate data to attract government grants to fund large scale trials. Without these initial feasibility studies, we can’t advance our knowledge about the best way to treat patients with GI cancer.”

Innovation Grants are made possible through generous contributions from:

  • the GI Cancer Institute’s Gutsy Challenge program;
  • the Spencer Gibson Foundation; and
  • the His Honour Alan Bishop Fund.

In the last five years, more than $1.2 million dollars in Innovation Grants were awarded to develop new research including funding the FORECAST-1, OXTOX and RENO clinical trials.

“Supporting novel approaches in their initial stages is so important in this financially constrained time. By having this initial funding we can develop our concept with sufficient data to become competitive for external definitive funding.” – Professor David Goldstein, 2020 Innovation Grant recipient

 

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

Innovation grants will be awarded to AGITG members to further AGITG led research projects. Expenditure decisions will be based on scientific merit and with the intention that they lead to enhancement of the AGITG research program.

Expenditure of these funds requires an overall framework that respects their philanthropic origin, and must align with the strategic direction of the AGITG.

 

AWARD PROCESS

The amount and duration of funding for individual projects will be determined as part of the application process.

Applications will be reviewed and prioritised by the Grants Committee, which will provide a recommendation for funding to the AGITG Board.

Management of the research funding application process is delegated to the Chief Executive Officer.

 

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Applications that do not meet these criteria will not be considered.

To view the conditions of funding, please request an application form via email to agitg@gicancer.org.au. 

 


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To request an application form and assessment matrix, click here or email agitg@gicancer.org.au.

2020 Recipients

  1. Professors Niall Tebbutt and John Mariadason – VADER trial, evaluating the drug valproate, which has been used to treat epilepsy and mood disorders for over 50 years, with a class of drugs known as EGFR inhibitors in patients with advanced colon cancer.
  2. Professor David Goldstein – translational substudy of the MASTERPLAN trial, understanding the effect of chemotherapy on microbial composition of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients.
  3. Doctor Ben Lawrence – translational substudy of the CONTROL NETS trial.

Click here to view more information on these studies.

2019 Recipient

AGITG 2019, Adelaide, August 2019.

Professor Peter Gibbs was awarded the 2019 Innovation Grant. He received $200,000 to conduct the pilot study, ‘An organoid sensitivity testing driven umbrella study for patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. Learn more about FORECAST-1

2018 Recipient

AGITG 2018, Brisbane, November 2018.

OXTOX trial receives the AGITG Innovation Grant of $200,000. Pictured, Principal Investigator of the OXTOX trial, Dr Christina Teng, receives the award from AGITG Chair,  Professor Tim Price. Learn more about OXTOX

2017 Recipient

professor chris karapetis reno trial
AGITG 2017, Cairns, October 2017.

RENO trial receives the AGITG Innovation Grant of $200,000. Pictured, Professor Chris Karapetis receives the award from AGITG Chair, Professor Tim Price. Learn more about RENO

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