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Our history, your future - Andrew McArdle

26 August 2021

As RCPCH celebrates its 25th birthday, 25 members have shared stories about a case that stayed with them. These stories will be published throughout 2021.

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Our history, your future - Dal Hothi

15 July 2021

As RCPCH celebrates its 25th birthday, 25 members have shared stories about a case that stayed with them. These stories will be published throughout 2021.

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

This page discusses advice around children and young people who may be considered to be clinically extremely vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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.