The Newsletter of ANZUP Cancer Trials Group Limited
SUMMER 2016
YEAR IN REVIEW
Below the Belt Research Fund 2016 has been a record year in many ways for ANZUP. The 2015 Below the Belt Pedalthon saw the establishment of the Below the Belt Research fund: $150k raised from the race was put aside as seed funding for investigator led studies. After the amazing success of the 2016 Pedalthon, that funding pool will amazingly now double. Pedalthon Founder Simon Clark said “I can say from my experience so far, the biggest impact often comes from the smallest act.” Thanks to many more generous small acts from riders, donors, volunteers and sponsors $300k was raised through the 2016 Below the Belt Pedalthon, a remarkable achievement. ANZUP will put all of those funds towards successful application grants in 2017.
$420K
available in
2017
APPLICATIONS OPEN FEBRUARY 2017
In early 2016, $150k of funding was awarded to three projects across testicular cancer, prostate cancer and bladder cancer. These funds are currently being put to great use and you can read more about the progress of these projects inside this issue of UPdate. Next year, funding will grow substantially. Thanks to an astonishing fundraising effort at the Below the Belt Pedalthon, and an additional $120k raised by an incredibly generous patient, the Below the Belt Research Fund will have $420k in funding available. ANZUP will be able to create an even greater pipeline of new ideas in order to keep trial momentum moving forward in 2017. A call for applications will be made in February. We can’t wait to see just how much more we can achieve. ANZUP thanks all the sponsors, donors, participants, volunteers and riders who have helped grow the Below the Belt Pedalthon and the funding pool of the Below the Belt Research fund.
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