PCCS Research Awards 2026

The Paediatric Critical Care Society provides a maximum of £6,000 a year to support research.

Paediatric Critical Care Society Research Awards

Research projects in either basic science or clinical research in a field relevant to paediatric critical care may be supported.   Research intended to support future fellowship or grant applications from early career researchers is particularly encouraged.

Applicants

  1. At least one of the applicants must be a member of PCCS

  2. The principal applicant should be a clinician, nurse or member of another clinical discipline currently practising in paediatric critical care in the United Kingdom or Ireland

The Project

  1. Must be relevant to the practice of paediatric critical care

  2. Should be novel in its scope or represent a significant development in clinical or scientific research

Application for grants

  1. Applications for grants should be in the range of £1,000 to £2,000

  2. The grant will be awarded for a two-year period

  3. The grant will be awarded through the hospital or institution sponsoring the research

  4. Application forms can be obtained from the PCCS website

  5. The application deadline is noon on July 31st, 2026.

  6. The applicant will be informed of the outcome of their application by November 2026 (PCCS conference)

  7. Applications will be administered by the Education and Science Committee of PCCS and reviewed by a panel composed of at least two independent reviewers.

  8. The project must be commenced within 6 months of the award date (or all monies must be refunded)

  9. A final report must be submitted to the PCCS Education and Science Committee within 12 months of the end date of the award; and/or submitted as an abstract to the PCCS annual conference

Evaluation of the project

Applications are evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

  1. Originality of the project

  2. Importance of the work

  3. Methodology

  4. Quality of application

Priority will be given to projects in areas highlighted as research priorities by the PCCS or the APA.

Research Application Form

‍ Email your application forms to: admin@unified-events.co.uk & sarah.seaton@leicester.ac.uk