Paediatric and rare kidney diseases grants
Do you want to transform the future of paediatric or rare kidney disease?
We are offering funding opportunities for researchers dedicated to advancing our understanding, diagnosis, or treatment of paediatric and rare kidney conditions
Help us drive forward progress for patients with the highest unmet needs.
Advancing research in paediatric and rare kidney diseases
We are committed to changing the future for children and families affected by kidney disease. Our latest funding call aims to accelerate research that addresses the unique challenges of paediatric and rare kidney conditions, where treatment options are often limited and patient needs are unmet.
Why focus on paediatric and rare kidney diseases?
Children with kidney disease face a lifetime of health challenges. Many rare kidney conditions are poorly understood, under-researched, and lack effective treatments. By investing in this critical area, we aim to spark discoveries that could transform patient care.
Types of grants available
We welcome applications for the following grant types:
We particularly encourage paediatric trainees to apply with a translational research project focused on rare kidney disease. One award from this round will be available for a project that aligns with the goals of the LifeArc–Kidney Research UK Centre for Rare Kidney Disease.
To strengthen your application, we recommend initiating an early conversation with Dr Louise Oni, the centre’s lead, via UKKidneyEcosystem@liverpool.ac.uk, to explore how your proposed project complements the centre’s strategic research priorities.
Research project grants: funds stand-alone research projects that will advance our knowledge in paedatric and rare kidney disease
- Grant available: up to £250,000
- Funding period: maximum of three years, may be spread over a two or three-year period.
Start-up grants: funds stand-alone research studies to investigate innovative new hypotheses around paediatric and rare kidney disease that lack any significant existing research evidence.
- Grant available: up to £40,000
- Funding period: maximum of two years, may be spread over a one or two-year period.
Intermediate non-clinical fellowships to support post-doctoral researchers who wish to specialise in paediatric and rare kidney disease
- Funding period: over 3 years maximum
- Items of expenditure: Fellow’s salary and consumables
- Annual consumables allowance: £15,000
PhD studentships (non-clinical) for research leading to a PhD, focusing on paedatric and rare kidney disease
- Funding period: over 3 ½ years maximum
- Items of expenditure: Student’s stipend, higher degree fees and consumables
- Annual consumables allowance: £5,000 annually, up to a maximum of £15,000 for the whole 3.5 year PhD project
Clinical training fellowships to support medical graduates to specialise in paediatric and rare kidney disease
- Funding period: over 3 years maximum
- Items of expenditure: Fellow’s salary, higher degree fees and consumables
- Annual consumables allowance: £15,000
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