Nordic Cancer Union

NCU Strategic Funds for Improvement Projects

The Nordic Cancer Union provides funding for strategic improvement projects of high standard within the field of cancer. These projects aim at ameliorating relevant cancer problems in the member countries and must meet strict requirements aligned with NCU's statutes and strategy. The implementation of strategic improvement projects focuses on enhancing infrastructure and cooperation across Nordic countries, with preference given to projects that involve health care professionals and/or researchers from two or more Nordic countries. These improvement projects must be uniquely suited for implementation in Nordic countries and should enhance infrastructure and cooperation with synergistic effects. As major emphases of the NCU are to enhance collaborative research, research-related projects are of special interest. The NCU provides funding to support high quality projects of relevance to cancer within the Nordic countries with added Nordic value, based on common Nordic priorities and current interests as identified by the board. Applications can be submitted at any time on a rolling basis. The projects should reflect the current general strategy of the NCU and comparisons between Nordic countries are essential for development and work on diverse cancer research programmes. Priority is given to projects and initiatives that enhance the likelihood of higher efficiency and results through Nordic collaboration.