If you have questions or would like to submit a joint funding application with the College, contact us on research@rcpch.ac.uk.
BMA Foundation - Medical Research Grants
Provides funding to encourage and further medical research in a variety of areas. Applications are invited from doctors and research scientists and can be for either research in progress or prospective research.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline
Bone Cancer Research Trust - Ideas Grant
The Bone Cancer Research Trust funds research from a range of disciplines to help to find the cause or cure of primary bone cancer. We also fund research that will improve the care for patients with this disease. This Ideas Grant is for research focused on adamantinoma.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Bowel & Cancer Research & BDRF - PhD Studentship
Funds research into malignant and benign colorectal disease and /or research into Bowel Disease (with a preference for colorectal cancer).
Award programme/theme
Studentship / PhD support
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Cancer Research UK - Advanced Clinician Scientist Fellowship
Supports excellent clinician scientists to develop independence and leadership in their field of academic research.
Award programme/theme
Fellowship
Maximum duration
5 years
Cancer Research UK - Biomarker Project Awards
This scheme provides funding for biomarker assay development, validation and qualification where there is a clear line of sight to clinical implementation.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Cancer Research UK - Pioneer Award
Our Pioneer Award funds innovative, higher risk ideas, from any discipline, that could revolutionise our understanding of cancer.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
2 years
Cancer Research UK - Population Research Committee (PRC) Programme Grants
Provide long-term support for broad multidisciplinary research, led by outstanding individuals with an established track record. Grants can be awarded in the areas of early cancer diagnosis, prevention and epidemiology
Award programme/theme
Programme grant
Maximum duration
5 years
Submission deadline
Cancer Research UK - Population Research Committee (PRC) Project Grants
Population Research Project Awards provide support for focused research proposals centred on key questions in population research.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline
Cancer Research UK - Postdoctoral Research Bursary for Clinical Trainees
Funding for clinical trainees to undertake a research project after completion of a PhD.
Award programme/theme
Starter grant / pilot grant
Funding amount range
Under £50,000
Maximum duration
2 years