Funds for Cancer Research

Thanks to the generosity of donors members, volunteers, taxpayers and supporters, and with the essential help of external media, in 2025 AIRC raised enough funds to distribute more than 142 milion of euro in favour of oncological research’ projects and fellowships.

The funds were allocated to:

 Grant TypeAllocated FundsProjects approvedDescription
Junior Researchers
 
 
AIRC Fellowships for Italy€5.995.000,0091Fellowships for Italy and abroad, aimed at completing the researcher’s training.
AIRC Fellowships for Abroad€763.643,147
My First AIRC Grant €12.726.015,10133Transition to independence projects.
Start-Up €4.549.603,8825Grants awarded to researchers with a significant experience abroad, willing to establish their labs in Italy.
Bridge Grant€599.725,786To help holders of a MFAG or a Start-Up grant at the last year of funding to better prepare for Calls for established researchers.
Next Gen Clinician Scientist Grant€4.367.182,3315Projects for medical researchers to optimize clinical practice.
Southern Italy Scholars€1.479.260,359Projects to create new research units in southern Italy and the islands.
Established ResearchersInvestigator Grant€70.376.299,95488Research projects carried out by established researchers.
Research programs"5 per mille" Research Programs on Metastatic Disease€12.072.422,295Multi-unit programs aimed at understanding metastatic disease and transferring the knowledge to the clinical setting.
IFOMFund to sustain research infrastructure and to invest in scientific equipments€29.000.000,00- 
"Della Porta" Award and other institutional contributions €78.300,00  
  €142.056.382,73  

The amounts reported above have been approved by AIRC governing bodies.

AIRC has also set aside 2.8 million euros to support the next three editions of the Physician Scientist PhD program, created to train a new generation of physician–scientists who combine clinical and research expertise to accelerate the transfer of scientific innovation into clinical practice.