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RCPCH Honorary Fellowship

Governance and Contracts team
This is awarded by the RCPCH to a small number of individuals, paediatricians and non-paediatricians, who have demonstrated a major contribution to Paediatrics and Child Health through research, education or clinical service and leadership. The College is always keen to receive as wide a range of nominations as possible, from all sectors of the child health workforce.

Nominations for Honorary Fellowship in 2025 are now closed.
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Nominations

Nominations for Honorary Fellowship 2025 are now closed. 
We thank all nominators for their submissions, and we will be in touch in due course. 

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. 

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.

Recent Honorary Fellows

See the citations for our Honorary Fellows 2024

See a listing of Honorary Fellows from 2010 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.

    There is not a fixed number of Honorary Fellowships that are made each year; however, this is typically between eight to twelve a year.