Funding Opportunities

Movember’s current strategic priorities are mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. All funding opportunities are guided by these priorities and our governance committees.

How we fund

Funding opportunities usually become available via open funding calls. They are released at different times and for different strategic priorities dependent on funding available in the market. Each opportunity explains the eligibility and evaluation criteria, key dates and deadlines and is clear on how applications need to be structured and submitted. Selection of successful applications are managed through strict governance processes.

It is Movember’s policy that funding is not to be used for institutional expenses and 100% of the funding will be applied to research, health services interventions and their evaluation.

Movember invests in specific programs and initiatives under the guidance of our expert advisory committees. This allows us to consolidate the resource and address key focus areas in a consistent, strategy-aligned manner. We are therefore unable to review or consider direct and unsolicited funding requests.
 

Learn more about Movember’s work in our cause areas of mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

Live Opportunities

Request for Proposals – Prostate Cancer Health Equity Initiative

Movember is seeking Respondents to submit a proposal to its Prostate Cancer Health Equity Initiative. The Initiative aims to fund projects that build or strengthen the evidence base of promising approaches that contribute to health equity, promoting the inclusion and improved outcomes of marginalised and traditionally underrepresented populations of men at risk of or diagnosed and living with prostate cancer.
 
KEY DATES:
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 16 November 2023 | Invitation to Full Proposal: Week of 18 December 2023 | Deadline for Full Proposals: 23 February 2024 | Notices of Decisions: Late April 2024
 
Please refer to the Request for Proposals (RFP) for more information on this funding opportunity. We encourage you to share this email with your colleagues who may be interested.
 
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications will follow a phased submission process:

  • Phase 1: Online submission of an Expression of Interest (EOI)
  • Phase 2: Online submission of Full - Proposal (by invitation only)

Register through the online grants management system here. Set up a user profile and complete and submit your Expression of Interest (EOI) by 16 November 2023, 5:00 pm EST.  Late or emailed submissions will not be accepted.
 
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE INITIATIVE?
All enquiries relating to this funding opportunity should be directed to the grants management team at pcahealthequitygrants@movember.com .

Alternatively, some frequently asked questions can be found here. FAQ’s will be updated with broadly relevant applicant questions once a week to ensure information is current.
 

 

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES WITH OUR PARTNERS

Movember funds a significant number of programmes through our men’s health partners. Each partner has their own funding notification process. Please use the links below for more information.

Prostate Cancer Foundation (US): pcf.org/science-impact/the-work-we-fund/
Prostate Cancer UK: prostatecanceruk.org/research/for-researchers/funding-opportunities

Be notified of funding opportunities

Complete the form below to be informed when funding opportunities are available in your region. You’ll receive an automated response confirming you’ve been added to our funding notifications database.

Note: We do not accept direct and unsolicited requests for funding and we do not fund outside of our focus areas.

Due to the high number of inquiries, individual messages will not be responded to directly.

Frequently asked questions

I don’t want funding, but I’d like to partner with the Movember and I have a product, service or organisation that you would be interested in. How can I do this?

Get in touch via our contact us page.

When are you releasing funding?

The best way to find out about future funding opportunities is to join our funding notifications database by filling out the form above. We will notify you via email when open opportunities are released in your region.

What will I need to include in my application for funding?

Each funding call will detail what information needs to be included within the application and how it will be evaluated. As part of our governance processes we are unable to provide this information prior to the call being released.

What is your eligibility criteria?

Eligibility criteria varies depending on the priority area and requirements of the project. All the relevant information will be detailed in the application documents, which will be sent to those on the funding notification database.

I don’t want to complete a formal application, because I have a small project that only requires a small investment of funds. Can you help?

We don’t accept direct and unsolicited requests for funding. Our funding is primarily allocated through funding calls or expressions of interest and the best way to find out about them is to add your details to the funding notification database via the form above.

Can I send a survey to the Movember community, or get in touch with the researchers you work with directly?

We do not normally support recruitment for research other than projects that the Movember funds, so we’re unable to assist with this kind of request.

Can you help me with recruitment for my research or clinical trial?

We don’t have access to individual patient data and can’t assist with this kind of request.

How can I apply for funding for equipment or infrastructure?

Outside of specific funding calls, we don’t fund infrastructure grants.

I am looking for funding for a project that isn’t part of your focus areas, can I still apply for funding?

You’re welcome to add your details to our funding database to receive information on funding opportunities, however we will continue to fund according to our strategic priority areas before expanding the health issues we address.

How can I find out about the projects you’ve already funded?

Take a look at The Work We Fund for information on projects we’ve funded.