RCPCH Members’ Award

This award honours members who have done exceptional work in support of child health, but who might not be eligible for Honorary Fellowship or other awards. We are always open to receive a wide range of nominations.

Nominations for our 2028 Members' Award are now open.

About this award

Recipients must, in their professional practice, have done exceptional work in support of the College’s objectives. This work may either be sustained over a period or may be a single piece of work of national and/or international importance. It may be across any field of relevant work – for instance, clinical, research, service delivery, or teaching/training.

There is no geographical restriction on recipients of the Members' Award.  

Nominations

The nominations window for 2028 is now open and will close on the 28th May 2027 at 12:00

Nominees must be College members in any membership category eligible to vote at College General Meetings as per the College bye-laws. We accept nominations for a single nominee or for joint nominees on one topic or project.

Nominations can only be proposed and seconded by RCPCH members (any membership category and geographic location) and without the knowledge of the nominee. They are accepted by the completion of our online form, with a maximum of a 500 word citation. Further information for nominators can be found in the guidance below. 

The RCPCH Members' Awards are made on the recommendations of Council after it is advised by the Recognition and Citations Committee. We inform only those nominees who have been successfully awarded. 

The winners of the 2027 RCPCH Members' Award will be announced in due course.

Apply by 28 May 2027, 17:00

Recent winners

See winners' names and citations for 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023 and 2022.

Further details

If you have any questions, please email awards@rcpch.ac.uk.