General paediatrics

A general paediatrician is a doctor with the knowledge and skills to manage a wide range of health problems and concerns in children and young people. Find out more about general paediatrics.

Meningitis Research Foundation - Research Grants [CLOSED]

Supports high-quality and innovative research into the prevention, detection and treatment of meningitis and septicaemia.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
3 years

Medical Research Council - Various Research Grants

The Medical Research Council offer regular, continuous funding opportunities. Funding is available for groups and individuals in any scientific area relevant to the MRC.
Award programme/theme
Early career investigator award
Funding amount range
Over £500,000

Meningitis Now - Research Grants [CLOSED]

To fund research with the ultimate aim of preventing all forms of meningitis and associated disease in the UK.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
3 years

Health Foundation - Efficiency Research Programme [CLOSED]

The programme aims to research ideas on the new ways of thinking that generate new knowledge with a focus on productivity and retention within the health care workforce.
Award programme/theme
Programme grant
Funding amount range
£250,001 to £500,000
Maximum duration
3-5 years

Health Foundation - Policy Challenge Fund [CLOSED]

To support high-quality, original policy analysis that will generate insight to support and inform policy makers on important current and future issues in UK health policy.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
Up to 1 year

Health Foundation - Innovating for Improvement [CLOSED]

Aims to support innovative approaches and ideas. Projects should test and develop ideas and approaches to improve health and social care delivery or the way people manage their own health care in the UK.
Award programme/theme
Innovation award
Funding amount range
£50,001 to £100,000
Maximum duration
15 months

Garfield Weston Foundation - Project Grants [OPEN]

These grants are designed to go towards general organisation running costs. For example, they may be used for paying salaries and helping with bills and rent.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Maximum duration
1 year

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity & LifeArc - Translational Research Accelerator Grants [OPEN]

Through this scheme, GOSH Charity and LifeArc are inviting milestone-driven applications that aim to improve the prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of rare disease or that focus on developing research tools that increase the efficiency of developing interventions in rare disease. For the first time, the 2025 call will be open nationally to academic researchers from eligible Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the United Kingdom.
Award programme/theme
Project grant
Funding amount range
£100,001 to £250,000
Maximum duration
3 years
Submission deadline