Nominations for Honorary Fellowship in 2026 have now closed.
Nominations
Nominations for Honorary Fellowship 2026 are now closed, and will be reviewed by the Nominations Committee.
We invite nominations for colleagues in these categories:
- Paediatricians based in the UK
- Paediatricians based Internationally
- Non-Paediatricians/Non-Clinicians
Nominations can only be proposed and seconded by RCPCH members (any category) and without the knowledge of the nominee. They are accepted by completion of our online form, with a maximum of 250 words for each of the five questions.
Further information for Nominators can be found in the guidance below.
The awards shall be made on the recommendations of Council after it has been advised by the Nominations Committee. We inform only those nominees who have been successfully awarded. If you have made a nomination for 2026, you will be contact by the College by the end of the year.
Recent Honorary Fellows
Our winners for 2025 have been announced and the you can read the short citations for Honorary Fellows 2025.
We have collated the list of the College's Honorary Fellows from 1997 to present
What we offer Honorary Fellows
- Invitations to special events, such as the President's lunch at RCPCH Conference - many such events are free of charge
- Quarterly newsletter
- Option to receive regular email news bulletins
- CPD tools and advice
- Use of the members' room in RCPCH London
- Reduced fees for RCPCH Conference and other courses and events
- Option to receive the College journal Archives of Disease in Childhood at a reduced rate of £100 a year (cost to non-members £370)
- Annual fees to RCPCH paid for life
Further details
Honorary Fellowship is distinct from Fellowship by election, applications for which are made by individuals on their own behalf, considered by the Membership Committee and approved by Council three times a year.
Fellowship by election is for individuals who are working in a substantive, non-training post, who recognises practitioners that have completed their specialist training and celebrates their contribution to paediatrics and child health.
There is not a fixed number of Honorary Fellowships that are made each year; however, this is typically between eight to twelve a year.