Cancer Research

SCS Cancer Research Grant 2024

Since 1973, SCS has been supporting local cancer research projects across a wide spectrum of subjects, with the objectives of improving the quality of life, quality of care and quality of treatment for cancer patients. The Society would also like to underscore the importance of cancer prevention and screening, as well as the psychosocial aspects of cancer on the patients and their caregivers.

Research Areas

SCS is inviting the research community to address the following areas while considering the proposals’ relevance to SCS services and programmes in terms of cancer prevention and screening, psychosocial support, survivorship support, cancer rehabilitation as well as palliative care.

Research Areas	Examples of topics (but not limited to the following)
Cancer prevention & screening	Cancer risk factors; nutrition & dietetics; development and evaluation of screening test; cost-effectiveness analysis of screening program SCS Research Interest: Overcoming cancer screening deterrence for vulnerable, minority and at-risk populations Piloting new approaches for population-wide cancer screening
Cancer survivorship	Cancer patient support program; cancer rehabilitation program SCS Research Interest: Community-based rehabilitation for cancer patients Interventions to increase exercise adherence in cancer patients
Palliative care	Behavioural and psychological supportive care; symptom management
Psychosocial and spiritual aspects related to cancer	Effects of cancer on patients, family members & caregivers; spirituality in cancer care SCS Research Interest: Quality of life indicators for cancer patients/ survivors/ caregivers Legacy and last wishes on end-of-life outcome Narrative practices/social connectedness on increasing resilience in terminal illness Hope and spirituality in cancer patients Understanding Health and Social Outcomes of Cancer Patient Advocates/ Volunteers
Health communication	Communication strategies to convey information to patients and caregivers
Health service program	Identifying critical gaps in evaluating and improving quality of cancer care SCS Research Interest: Improving user experience of cancer care from screening to survivorship
Clinical research	Medical/surgical/radiation oncology, clinical pharmacology

Eligibility Criteria

The grant call aims at delivering holistic patient care and hence the invitation is open to all researchers from various cancer related disciplines, healthcare institutions and organizations in Singapore; from the public, private and voluntary sectors, which are involved in cancer care and/or research. Only one person can act as the Principal Investigator. Only one application per Principal Investigator per grant cycle is permitted. The PI shall be the point of contact, with the stated Department and Institution as the Host Institution (for administrative and financial matters).

Selection Criteria

Proposals will be reviewed by the SCS Cancer Research Panel and approved by SCS Council. Selection criteria for funding would be based on following:

Relevance of research topic to SCS programs and services
Scientific Merit of Project
Track record of Principal investigator and study team
Feasibility of Project to successful completion
Reasonableness of budget requested

Submission & Funding Guidelines

The grant call will open on Monday, 22 July 2024, 9AM and close on Friday, 2 August 2024, 4PM.
Proposals can seek funding for a duration up to 2 years, with a preference for projects requesting budgets under S$100,000. Proposals exceeding this amount may also be considered on a case-by-case basis. It should be noted that reasonableness of project budget is part of the assessment for SCS Cancer Research Grant applications.
Overlapping funding for projects supported by other grants is NOT permitted.
Only completed applications submitted online via SCS research portal will be accepted. Please read through the SCS Research Portal Training Manual and ensure each supporting document (such as completed application form, research proposal, and CVs) is no larger than 2MB.
Late or incomplete submissions will not be accepted.
A soft copy of the completed, duly signed application form and relevant supporting documents MUST be submitted to the following e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Original hardcopy submissions are NOT required, but to be retained and kept by respective teams.
The results of grant call will be notified via email and be published on SCS website in December 2024.
Singapore Cancer Society reserves the right to make amendments to SCS Cancer Research guidelines and funding conditions as and when it deems fit. Any amendments made will be communicated to project teams accordingly.

Please do not hesitate to email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. should you need further details or clarification.

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Successful Applications for SCS Cancer Research Grant

Year 2024

SCS received 26 research proposals from 7 institutions in SCS Cancer Research Grant Call 2024. Following rigorous evaluation, funding was awarded to these three projects:

Research Project Title	Host Institution	Principal Investigator
The Table to Care: A Novel Psychotherapeutic Culinary Care Intervention (CCI) for Caregivers of Individuals with Cancer	Nanyang Technological University	Dr Patinadan Paul Victor
Pilot Study of Exercise Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Fatigue in Female Cancer Patients in Singapore	National Cancer Centre Singapore	Dr Tan Ying Cong Ryan Shea
Singapore Population’s Preference for Using Novel Technologies to Enhance Cancer Screening – a Discrete Choice Experiment	National University of Singapore	Dr Wang Yi