Research funding opportunities

We support and promote paediatric child health research in the UK and internationally. Search our database of current and upcoming opportunities for projects and posts.

These opportunities are not managed nor endorsed by RCPCH. Though we do our best to ensure they are relevant and high quality, we cannot take any responsibility for their content or accuracy.

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - Social Sciences Research

Provides funding to enable research teams to undertake social sciences research - anything from a standard research project through to a large scale survey or methodological development.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

Over £500,000

Maximum duration

3-5 years

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) - Public Health Research (PHR)

Funds research that evaluates public health interventions, providing new knowledge on the benefits, costs, acceptability and wider impacts of non-NHS interventions intended to improve health and reduce inequalities in health.