All College members are warmly invited to join AGM 2025 on Thursday 27 March at 12:15. You can join us in person at Conference in Glasgow or virtually via a livestream.
We invite members to apply for a College role - including on child protection publications, audits, paediatric training and workforce planning... The deadline for this round is 24 March at 12:00 noon.
We offer a range of courses, including our popular 'How to manage' series on clinical topics, plus safeguarding, effective educational supervision and exam preparation. Many are hosted online.
Covering the next three years and with four strategic goals, our strategy aims to meet our members' priorities to support their working lives and be a powerful advocate for children and young people.
Our latest annual report highlights the main findings on the quality of care for children and young people with diabetes mellitus in England, Wales and Jersey. Illustration by Phoenix S.
Over the past months, we've held workshops with children and young people, members and stakeholders in health research. We've now submitted a summary of the insights to Change NHS in England.
We want to make conversations between child health professionals and families about about air quality 'business as usual'. Our communication toolkit on our Air Pollution Companion has plenty of advice...
As RCPCH President, Steve shares regular updates with members by email and on this website - such as his regular feature on #WDYCD4Y: What Does Your College Do For You.
With the theme, 'Future child health: innovate, integrate and inspire', it happens in Glasgow, and online, from 26 to 28 March, with an extensive programme.
With members' support, we campaigned for the maternal Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine. And since September, more than one in three women giving birth have taken up the offer.
We support and promote paediatric child health research in the UK and internationally. Search our database of current and upcoming opportunities for projects and posts.
These opportunities are not managed nor endorsed by RCPCH. Though we do our best to ensure they are relevant and high quality, we cannot take any responsibility for their content or accuracy.
This is a rolling application for institutional support for scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops relevant to the Breakthrough T1D mission. Individual conference attendance (e.g. personal registration fees, travel, etc.) is not supported.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Project Grants [OPEN]
These grants are designed to go towards general organisation running costs. For example, they may be used for paying salaries and helping with bills and rent.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Maximum duration
1 year
Medical Research Council - Various Research Grants
The Medical Research Council offer regular, continuous funding opportunities. Funding is available for groups and individuals in any scientific area relevant to the MRC.
Award programme/theme
Early career investigator award
Funding amount range
Over 拢500,000
National Lottery Community Fund - Funding Programmes (Various)
These programmes fund projects that seek to build the skills and capabilities of young people.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
拢250,001 to 拢500,000
Maximum duration
3-5 years
Scoliosis Support & Research - Major Research Grant [OPEN]
These major research grants fund research into any area of spinal deformity research.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
拢50,001 to 拢100,000
Maximum duration
2 years
Scoliosis Support & Research - New Investigation Grant [OPEN]
These investigation grants are for new investigators researching the cause of idiopathic scoliosis. Research carried out with this grant should seek to improve quality of life for people with all types of scoliosis.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
Under 拢50,000
Maximum duration
2 years
Scoliosis Support & Research - Small Exploratory Grant [OPEN]
This grant is designed specifically for new investigators who have a preliminary concept they would like to develop into a research project.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under 拢50,000
Maximum duration
1 year
Sir Halley Stewart Trust - Main Grant [OPEN]
The Sir Halley Stewart Trust are a grant-making charity supporting innovative and pioneering social, medical and religious projects, for the prevention of human suffering. These multi-year grants are normally given in the form of a salary contribution or to fund an entire project.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
拢50,001 to 拢100,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity & LifeArc - Translational Research Accelerator Grants [OPEN]
Through this scheme, GOSH Charity and LifeArc are inviting milestone-driven applications that aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of rare disease or that focus on developing research tools that increase the efficiency of developing interventions in rare disease. For the first time, the 2025 call will be open nationally to academic researchers from eligible Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the United Kingdom.
