• Applicants can apply for funding up to a maximum of €2,500. The number of awards made will be dependent on the number of applications received and total budget requested in each. Each applicant may only submit one application.

• Applications must be completed and submitted through the Irish Cancer Society’s new online grant management system. To submit an online application, you are required to register at the following address: https://irishcancersociety.optimytool.com/en.

The Irish Cancer Society Networking Awards 2026 is meant to help cancer researchers work together and build relationships with other cancer researchers. The Irish Cancer Society Networking Awards 2026 programme will give doctors and researchers no matter what stage they are at in their career the chance to learn about the cancer research meet other people in the field work together and get experience sharing their research with others.
Summary:

• Deadline: July 15, 2026
• Category: Contest
• Opportunity Locations: Ireland

Lead Applicant Eligibility:

This award is open to cancer researchers of all backgrounds. This includes academic and clinical researchers (after undergraduate level), medical doctors, and professionals of social sciences, nursing, and allied health working with those affected by cancer. Further details on eligibility can be found in the Application Guidelines document (below).

Event Eligibility:

As a guide, some eligible networking events include:

• Organise and host a small-scale conference or workshop in cancer research in the Republic of Ireland
• Organise and host a cancer specific ‘summer school’ (or similar) in the Republic of Ireland
• Host a meeting in the Republic of Ireland with national/international researchers or clinical professionals with the aim of establishing new research collaborations in a translational/ survivorship cancer research topic