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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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The Evie Dove Foundation - Career Progression Grants [OPEN]

The Evie Dove Foundation raise money to help with the career progression of those working in paediatrics. The Foundation accept applications from existing or returning paediatric professionals at any level.
Funding amount range
Under £50,000

Tuberous Sclerosis Association - Fellowship Awards [OPEN]

These fellowships are awarded to outstanding scientists with the potential to become leaders in the field of tuberous sclerosis research.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship (award type)
Maximum duration
3 years

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

Postdoctoral Award - Co-funding Partnership with NIHR/Breakthrough T1D

The NIHR Postdoctoral Award is aimed at anyone with a PhD or a submitted PhD thesis under assessment who has not yet been appointed to a professorial post. This award provides funding to help you develop your research career across a broad range of postdoctoral career stages.
Maximum duration
Two to five years FTE
Submission deadline

Breakthrough T1D - Kellogg Family Early-Career Patient-Oriented Diabetes Research Award

Designed to provide crucial support to investigators who plan to pursue a career in diabetes related clinical investigation. Awards are made in the later stages of training and include the ability for recipients to transition to independent faculty or research appointments. In most cases, applicant will have an MD, MD-PhD, DO, or PsyD, hold an appointment or joint appointment in a subspecialty of clinical medicine, and conduct human clinical research.
Award programme/theme
Early career investigator award
Funding amount range
Over £500,000
Maximum duration
Five years
Submission deadline

Breakthrough T1D Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowships

The Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship program is designed to attract qualified and promising health scientists, to provide an opportunity to receive full-time research training, and to assist these promising individuals in transitioning from a fellowship to an independent (faculty-level) position. Breakthrough T1D envisions the 3-year award term as a period in which fellows will receive critical research training that will position them to work at the leading edge of their chosen field.
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
Three years
Submission deadline

Breakthrough T1D Career Development Awards

The primary purpose of the Career Development Award is to attract qualified and promising scientists early in their faculty careers and to give them the opportunity to establish themselves in areas that reflect the Breakthrough T1D research emphasis areas. In the five-year term of the award, awardees will focus their research efforts on a subject directly related to Breakthrough T1D mission goals and Breakthrough T1D Research Strategy.
Award programme/theme
Early career investigator award
Funding amount range
Over £500,000
Maximum duration
Five years
Submission deadline

Breakthrough T1D Postdoctoral Fellowships

Postdoctoral fellowships are designed to attract qualified, promising scientists entering their professional career in the T1D research field. The applicant is required to work with a sponsor who can provide a training environment conducive to beginning a career in type 1 diabetes relevant research. At the time of activating the award, the applicant must have a doctoral degree, or the equivalent from an accredited institution and must not be simultaneously serving an internship or residency.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship (award type)
Maximum duration
Three years
Submission deadline

Action Medical Research Training Fellowship in Child Health 2027

Applications are now invited for 2027 Research Training Fellowships from medical graduates, clinicians, bioengineers, research nurses, physiotherapists and allied health professionals who wish to train in research techniques and methodology applied to subjects relevant to the aims of the charity. The fund aims to support clinicians and bioengineers with high-quality projects of up to three years duration, providing a maximum of £300,000 per project (salary and consumables).
Award programme/theme
Fellowship (award type)
Maximum duration
Three years
Submission deadline
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