Funding

AIRC and FIRC grants in 2010

Thanks to the generosity of members, volunteers, taxpayers and supporters and to an extensive press coverage, in 2010 the Italian Association for Cancer Research (AIRC) and the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC) were able to grant a total amount of 89.212.701 Euro.

Thanks to the choices expressed by Italian citizens on the 5 per thousand of their tax returns, AIRC was able to fund all selected projects and to start a new Clinical Molecular Oncology Programme; FIRC used 979.000 EURO to buy new scientific equipment for the FIRC Institute for Molecular Oncology.

Details of funding are shown below:

Molecular Clinical Oncology Programme “5 per mille” (Funds from tax returns)	21.988.164 Euro
Basic, translational, clinical, and epidemiological research projects	43.134.160 Euro
Support to young researchers (Fellowships*, MY First AIRC grant, Start Up)	11.840.284 Euro
Firc Institute for Molecular Oncology (IFOM)	9.379.000 Euro
Special and regional projects	2.550.000 Euro
National and international associations/institutes/foundations	321.093 Euro
Total	89.212.701 Euro

* 3.370.000 Euro for AIRC and FIRC Fellowships in Italy and abroad; 2.640.000 Euro for Marie Curie Fellowships, co-funded by the European Commission with a contribution of 1.056.000 Euro.