EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ARE NOW OPEN 

PCFA is delighted to announce the launch of a new three-year $4.5 million Priority Impact Research Award – Ignite Synergy Grant (PIRA-ISG).

The grant aims to ignite prostate cancer discoveries in Australia while empowering the country’s next generation of research leaders and supporting high-impact scientific advancement with the potential for near-term clinical translation.

The initiative will bring together leading scientists, clinicians, and institutions in a coordinated effort to accelerate progress against prostate cancer.

This competitive grant will be funded by PCFA’s Future Fund which was established in 2022 to accelerate translational investigations and clinical trials in prostate cancer, towards our goal of zero deaths from prostate cancer in our lifetime.

Interested parties are now invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) by the deadline of 5pm Friday August 8, 2025.

EOIs will be assessed by an international independent Expert Review Panel. Shortlisted applicants will then be invited to develop and submit a full research proposal in accord with the timeline provided below.

For more information on the grant criteria and EOI submission process, please refer to the supporting documentation and guidelines below:

Important dates:

Expressions of Interest open

Monday June 30 2025

EOI submission deadline

5pm Friday August 8 2025

EOI outcome announced and short-listed applicants invited to submit full application

Monday September 8 2025

Full application submission deadline

5pm Friday October 24 2025

Expert Panel review of full applications and deliberations 

Monday October 27 – Friday November 21 2025

Short-listed applicant interviews (by Zoom)

Monday November 24 – Friday November 28 2025

Short-listed applicants advised of outcome (under embargo until award announcement)

TBC – December 2025 / February 2026

Anticipated Award Notification 

TBC – December 2025 / February 2026

Funding Start Date - flexible

TBC - Available from January 1 2026 - Negotiable, within six (6) months of accepting the award

For more information, please contact:

Ms Hannah Lunnay
Governance and Research Executive
Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
Via email to research@pcfa.org.au