Oncology Policy Grant Program – 2025

Oncology Policy Grant Program

MSD Belgium is extending an open invitation to the research community in Belgium to apply for an unrestricted grant as part of the Oncology Policy Grant Program. This grant request, which will be issued publicly, will be for research projects aimed at analyzing policy and health system readiness to deliver sustainable and innovative cancer care.

Please read this document carefully for further information about the themes, the application process, eligibility criteria and assessment criteria.

MSD’s Independent Oncology Policy Grant Program seeks to encourage research around the following themes:

  • What is the impact of cancer policies on cancer outcomes?
  • How can new approaches improve the financing of & access to cancer care?
  • How can cancer policies enable health equity in cancer care?

To be eligible for applying for this grant, researchers and research teams must meet the following selection criteria:

  • Come from an accredited local and/or regional academic institution
  • Have a proven track record in research in the cancer space
  • Have experience working in and researching health policy
  • Demonstrate ability to publish a quality, peer-reviewed publication within one year

This research will be funded by a grant from MSD Global. Once the grant has been awarded, the researchers will remain independent, and MSD will have no involvement in the direction of the research.

If you would like to participate, please send a brief, one-page response to Saar Vandekeere, Policy Manager Oncology for MSD Belgium at saar.vandekeere@msd.com by April 10th, 2025. This response should describe your interest in the program and your ability to meet the above selection criteria.

MSD Belgium will NOT be involved in assessing and selecting grant applications; this will be done by the Global Oncology Policy team.

Letters of intent must then be submitted, in English, using the LOI template to globaloncpol@msd.com by April 17, 2025. All portions of the LOI must be completed for the proposal to be considered.

BE-NON-02439 | Date of last revision: 02/2025