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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 2027 are now open.
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Nominations

Nominations for Honorary Fellowship 2027 are now open.

We invite nominations for individuals in the following categories:

  • Paediatricians based in the UK
  • Paediatricians based Internationally
  • Non-Paediatricians/Non-Clinicians  

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 250 words for five different areas. 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 the 2026, you will be contacted by the College by the end of the year. 

Submit a nomination by 15 May 2026, 17:00

Recent Honorary Fellows

Our winners for 2025 have been announced, and the short citations for Honorary Fellows 2025 are now available to read. 

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 and Fellowship by Registration 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. Fellowship by registration is available to paediatricians on the GMC or IMC Specialist Registers for Paediatrics. 

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

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