Our research philosophy/strategy
The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) aims to fund world class research into the prevention, treatment and impact of retinoblastoma. The charity will also fund studies and applied research projects which help to achieve this goal. The charity will consider any application within these areas.
As part of its strategy, the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust aims to encourage the dissemination of research results, both nationally and internationally to a wide audience. The charity is keen to ensure that research results are applied to providing clinical and other psychosocial benefits.
The main stream of funding provided by the charity is an annual round of grants which will be disseminated amongst the Rb community and published on its website. Whilst the focus may change slightly year on year, the charity will consider funding a range of grants which may include:
PhD Studentships Project grants
Applications in the annual round are subject to an internal peer review process and may also be subject to external peer review.
Whilst it is envisaged that the annual round will provide the main stream of funding for research by the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust, the charity may from time to time decide to award further grants or consider applications outside of the annual grants round. Such instances may occur when donations are made to the charity specifically for such purpose and the project falls within the aims of the charity. The charity will also consider proposals to co-fund projects in partnership with other funding bodies. In these circumstances appropriate peer review process will be applied.
Research priorities
The evaluation process for each grant application will consider whether the proposed research represents a strategic fit with the aims of the charity. It is expected however that the significant majority of research funded by the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust will be able to demonstrate benefit to people affected by retinoblastoma within the short to medium term which is normally considered to be five years from the end of the grant.
