Project Funding

The Children’s Cancer Foundation together with its partners has funded 10 projects in the 2023/2024 year. Funding includes salaries for hospital and research staff, laboratory consumables and family resources.

Our impact is far beyond the amounts recorded here, with the Foundation’s leadership role in mobilising funding for the first generation of the Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium has resulted in an additional $4.1m spent on childhood cancer research this year.

Collectively, the Foundation’s project funding impact in 2023/24 is $4.35 million.

Clinical Research

Nurse Led Research Program

Location: National
FY23/24 Funding: $50,000

Overview: Offered within the VCCC Alliance Nurse-Led Research Hub across all ANZCHOG sites, the Paediatric Scholarship and Support Program assists clinical nurses across Australia and New Zealand to establish or strengthen essential research skills.

Learn more about the program here.

PhD Scholars Development Program

Location: Monash University
FY 23/24 Funding: $25,025

Overview: To develop a doctoral training program focused on key research themes of precision medicine, and to strengthen cross-institutional collaborations (local, national, and international).

Clinical Trials

SIOPEN Neuroblastoma Clinical Trials

Location: ANZCHOG (Australian & New Zealand Children’s Haematology/Oncology Group)
FY 23/24 Funding: $81,581

Overview:

The SIOPEN High Risk Neuroblastoma-2 (HR-NB2) trial
The study focuses on improving survival rates for patients with the lowest chance of cure. It aims to establish the best treatment for children with neuroblastoma that have a high-risk of recurring.

The SIOPEN Low, Intermediate and Neonatal Expectant (LINES) trial
A study conducted to establish the best treatment for children with less aggressive tumour, and with a low or intermediate risk of recurring.

Clinical Care

On Ward Child Psychologist Services

Location: Queensland Children’s Hospital
FY 23/24 Funding: $40,312

Overview: To ensure the mental health clinician can deliver clinical support and seamless continuity of care for patients and families facing the difficult journey of a cancer diagnosis.

On ward Music Therapist

Location: Monash Children’s Hospital
FY 23/24 Funding: $10,061

Overview: To provide clinical musical therapy across the inpatient, day centre and outpatient settings that provide positive coping-related behaviours and reduce anxiety for patients and their families during procedures.

Family Support

Family Counselling Financial Reimbursements

Location: National
FY 23/24 Funding: $17,744

Overview: Funding for counselling sessions for children with cancer, their parents or siblings.

Lillies for Hope Beaded Journey

Location: Victoria wide
FY 23/24 Funding: $2,500

Overview: The Beaded Journey gives children the opportunity to tell their personal cancer story by marking key medical and non-medical events throughout their treatment with a special bead.

Read the stories of a beaded journey.

Family Gym Memberships

Location: The Royal Children’s Hospital
FY 23/24 Funding: $1,890

Overview: To support parents improving their wellbeing while based at the hospital for prolonged periods caring for their children.

Family Alliance Website

Location: Victoria wide
FY 23/24 Funding: In Kind

Overview: Connecting families with credible childhood cancer charities and service providers.

Clinical Research

Nurse Led Research Program

PhD Scholars Development Program

Clinical Trials

Clinical Care

Family Support

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