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COVID-19 - guidance on clinically extremely vulnerable children and young people

This page provides advice to members on which paediatric patient groups are considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak and at very high risk of severe illness from coming into contact with the virus. This updated RCPCH advice for clinicians is provided to help ...

Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group - Project Grant

https://www.cclg.org.uk/our-research/funding-opportunities

Little Princess Trust Project Grants - offers funds and grants to researchers to help beat childhood cancer.

Award programme/theme

Project grant

Funding amount range

£100,001 to £250,000

Maximum duration

3 years

Submission deadline

17 March 2021

Cancer Research UK - Biomarker Project Awards

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/our-funding-schemes/bi…

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

Submission deadline

1 April 2021

Cancer Research UK - Pioneer Award

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/our-funding-schemes/pi…

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 - Pre-doctoral Research Bursary

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/our-funding-schemes/pr…

The Research Bursary provides short-term funding to allow clinicians and other health professionals to get involved in research projects early in their career.

Award programme/theme

Starter grant / pilot grant

Funding amount range

Under £50,000

Maximum duration

1 year

Cancer Research UK - Postdoctoral Research Bursary for Clinical Trainees

https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/funding-for-researchers/our-funding-schemes/po…

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

Bone Cancer Research Trust - Skill Development Grants

https://www.bcrt.org.uk/research/for-researchers/

Funding to enable researchers to learn new skills through short term laboratory visits. Funding is also available to attend conferences where new research findings are presented.

Award programme/theme

Research support grant

Funding amount range

Under £50,000

News

RCPCH responds to Professor Sir Mike Richards' review of children’s cancer services in England

31 January 2020

The review was commissioned by the Chief Executive of NHS England to assist its Board in the evaluation of responses to a consultation undertaken in summer 2019 relating to a new draft service specification for children’s cancers.

Solving Kids' Cancer - Grants

https://www.solvingkidscancer.org.uk/research-funding-award-process

Funds research, which proactively drives forward the development of more, better and less toxic treatment options, bringing them to the UK and Ireland for children fighting neuroblastoma.

Funding amount range

Over £500,000

Volunteering opportunity

Nominations for College posts: CSACs

Closing date

10 May 2021

The College Specialty Advisory Committees (CSACs) supervise the development and delivery of sub-specialty training and the assessment standards. Take a look at our current vacancies.

Area of medicine

Allergies

Cardiovascular

Community child health