'Twas the Milestones before Christmas... The winter edition of your member magazine is now out, with contributions on supporting professional activities, our rota gaps survey, service development and so much more.
Applications are now open until 6 January for a host of roles, many of which support paediatric training - including to represent your fellow trainees, develop scenarios for our START assessment and review Portfolio Pathway applications.
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.
We want to ensure children and young people are at the centre of the Government's plan. Our briefings outline our recommendations and how members in England can input.
Our Companion, developed with members, helps you build your knowledge, talk to patients and advocate for change - such as joining a clean air community in the UK or internationally.
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.
Our major event of the year takes place from 26 to 28 March in Glasgow and online, and you don't want to miss it! Get your early bird ticket now for 15% off.
We surveyed members across the UK to understand more about understaffed rotas and how to address them for both a high quality service and clinician wellbeing.
A paediatric neurologist understands disorders of the nervous system that affect infants, children and young people - find out more about this sub-specialty.
William Harvey Research Foundation - Innovation Award [CLOSED]
Funds pioneering research that advances the discovery of new medicines.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Lister Institute of Preventative Medicine - Research Prize [CLOSED]
These awards are aimed at researchers in the early years of running their own groups, for whom receipt of the prize would make a significant difference to their research work. The Institute accepts applications from tenured and non-tenured researchers, clinicians and non-clinicians to undertake high quality biomedical research and has no priority diseases or restrictions on the research area supported.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline
Multiple Sclerosis Society - Project Awards [OPEN]
These Project Awards provide support for conducting research designed to answer a single question or a small group of related questions.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline
Multiple Sclerosis Society - PhD Fellowships [CLOSED]
These fellowships are designed to encourage the best graduates to embark on a research career in MS. These awards provide practical research training leading to a doctorate, under the supervision of an experienced researcher.
Award programme/theme
Studentship / PhD support
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline
Migraine Trust - Susan Haydon Bursary [OPENS SOON]
The Migraine Trust offer this grant to support UK-based researchers interested in headache.
Award programme/theme
Studentship / PhD support
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
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
Brain Research UK - Post-doctoral / Clinical PhD Fellowships [CLOSED]
Intended to help outstanding graduates gain the necessary skills and training to set them on course for an independent career in one of their priority research areas, or to support clinicians entering a clinical academic career pathway focused on one of these areas.
Award programme/theme
Studentship / PhD support
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline
Ataxia UK - Small Grants Programme [CLOSED]
Provides small grants (less than £5000) for research projects into Ataxia.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Action for A-T - Project Grants [CLOSED]
Action for A-T funds medical research that speeds up the process of identifying a cure for Ataxia Telangiectasia (A-T) or treatments that delay or prevent the disabling effects of the condition.
On 17 June 2019, more than 150 health professionals working in support of paediatric epilepsy services and patient organisation representatives came together at the second Epilepsy12/OPEN UK National Conference with the aim of learning from each other and improving the care offered to children and y...
