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Research funding opportunities

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.

If you have questions or would like to submit a joint funding application with the College, contact us on research@rcpch.ac.uk.

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Tuberous Sclerosis Association - PhD Studentships [OPEN]

These studentships are intended for postgraduates of high academic calibre. Applicants should be working alongside established academics in the field of tuberous sclerosis.
Award programme/theme
Studentship / PhD support
Maximum duration
3 years

Tuberous Sclerosis Association - Project Grants [OPEN]

These grants support UK-based project studies of tuberous sclerosis and its associated conditions.
Award programme/theme
Project grant

European Research Council (ERC) - Proof of Concept Grant [OPEN]

Open to researchers who have already been awarded an ERC grant. This will be additional funding to establish the innovation potential of ideas arising from the ERC-funded research projects.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
18 months
Submission deadline

BMA Foundation - Medical Research Grants (Various)

Provide funding to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. Applications are invited from doctors and research scientists and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline

Crohn's & Colitis UK - Research Awards [OPEN]

Grants up to a maximum of £150,000 for up to three years are available to fund research into Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, or other types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).
Award programme/theme
Research support grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline

Leverhulme Trust - Research Project Grants [OPEN]

These grants are for university-based researchers to undertake an innovative and original project.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
Over £500,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline

British Skin Foundation/British Society for the Study of Vulval Disease - Small Grant [OPEN]

These joint BSF-BSSVD Small Grants are available to anybody wishing to carry out UK- or ROI-based research into skin disease.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
1 year
Submission deadline

Bone Cancer Research Trust - ISS Rising Star Howard Dorfman Travel Pathology Fellowships [OPEN]

This fellowship will enhance the knowledge and practical skills of pathologists whose focus of clinical work, research and education involves skeletal disease such as primary bone tumours, skeletal dysplasia, and metabolic disease.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Maximum duration
Two weeks
Submission deadline

DEBRA - Career Development Awards [OPEN]

These 5-year awards support UK post-doctoral researchers at early and intermediate stages of their careers to establish themselves as independent investigators to run their own group and develop their own research interest in EB. The aim is to create future leaders in the EB field. These awards are available in partnership with the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Award programme/theme
Studentship / PhD support
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline

DEBRA - Clinical Scientist Fellowships [OPEN]

These 5-year awards allow UK-registered healthcare professionals to establish themselves as independent investigators to run their own group and develop their own research interest in EB. The aim is to create future leaders in the EB field. These fellowships are available in partnership with the Medical Research Council (MRC).
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline