Sir Roy and Lady Calne Pump priming grant for transplantation

Closed: Re-opens Summer 2025

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is offering an award of up to £10,000 to newly appointed consultants (appointed since 2020), senior lecturers, SAS doctors and post-doctoral trainees in surgery who are working at hospitals and universities within the UK. The aim of the award is to give assistance to a surgeon in the early stages of their independent research career. The award will be made competitively and may be used flexibly to support the award holder’s research programme.

Nature of award

The award is up to £10,000 over one year and must be used exclusively to support the award holder’s own research and may not be used for their own personal salary. It may be used, among other things, for small items of equipment, for consumables or for technical assistance. Applicants will be asked to provide an outline of how they will spend the award but may be allowed subsequently to change their plans, subject to approval from the College.

At the end of the year, the award holder will be required to write a short report on the use they have made of the award.

Eligibility

All applicants must comply with the following:

Must be members or fellows of RCS England
Successful applicants must remain in good standing with their membership fees throughout the tenure of the award
Must not have received a pump priming grant from us before
Must be newly appointed consultants (appointed since 2020), senior lecturers or post-doctoral trainees or SAS doctors in the early stages of their independent research careers
Must be working in surgery in the UK

Adjudication

Adjudication is by members of the Research Committee, advised by its panel of external referees. Consideration will be given to the research potential of the applicant/application and preference will be given to consultants/trainees wishing to explore novel and original lines of research that may not yet be at a stage suitable for support from the major funding bodies. Applications for support of research projects, which are already well funded, will be given a low priority.

Financial arrangements

Once an award has been made, the successful candidate should invoice the Research Department for the sum agreed.

Presentations and publications

The College’s research award should be acknowledged at all presentations and in publications. From time to time the award holder may be asked to make presentations on behalf of the College.

Application

All applications are rigorously assessed through a peer review process to ensure the research and facilities are of a high standard and that the proposed work will be valid and beneficial.

Applications consist of: