What is CORIPS?

The CoRIPS Research Grant funds projects related to any aspect of the science and practice of radiography. Applications for this grant are considered on a first come first served basis, with a maximum of ten applications being assessed per round.

Bids up to £5,000 for small projects and up to £10,000 for one larger project will be considered. Matched funding or other institutional contributions would be advantageous. Applicants are reminded that the College expects patient and public involvement to be factored in from the very first stages of research proposal development.

Grants available include:

Doctoral Fellowship Grant

There are two Fellowship Grants of up to £25,000 available for candidates in the following research topics:

Accuracy and safety
Technological innovations
Public and patient experience
Service and workforce transformation
Education and training
Application deadline: Monday 7 April 2025

Applicants must be full members of the SoR and registered with the HCPC or appropriate voluntary register.

They should be in receipt of a full or conditional offer for doctoral studies at a UK university in one of the five research areas mentioned above and they must provide at least one submission to Radiography journal.

Applicants must also provide evidence of support from their employer if remaining in part-time employment because research will require time out from normal work duties.

Overseas Conference Attendance Grant

If you would like to attend a professional conference outside the UK to present your work, this grant can help to fund your trip.

Grant value: up to £1,000
Support for: individuals or a small team to travel overseas to present the findings of their research as an oral paper
Where: outside the UK; however, consideration will also be given to virtual event attendance
Application deadline: Friday 27 September 2024

Applicants should submit a 1,500-word proposal outlining their work, how their paper is expected to make an impact on patient care and the expected outcomes from the work.

CoRIPS Research Grant

Designed to support radiographers with little or no research experience, the CoRIPS Research Grant can fund a collection of small projects or one larger project.

Grant value: up to £5,000 for small projects; up to £10,000 for one larger project
Projects: individuals or small groups
Application deadline: Monday 7 October 2024

The awards are part of the CoR’s Research Strategy (2021-26) commitment to supporting radiographers in undertaking research-based practice.

Pre-registration Student Dissertation Award

This award celebrates research undertaken by radiography pre-registration students. Each year, education providers delivering radiography programmes approved by the College of Radiographers will be invited to submit one application from their radiotherapy and diagnostic pre-registration programmes (where both disciplines are delivered, the provider will submit one application for each discipline).

A prize will be awarded for the best diagnostic and the best therapeutic pre-registration student dissertations, and these will be presented at the annual Society of Radiographers’ Radiography Awards ceremony. The prize will be awarded directly to the student.

Prize value: £300 per winner

Deadline: Friday 30 May 2025

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It is never too early to start thinking about research. If you have any questions about the funding available or to discuss your research idea, contact Dr Rachel Harris at rachelh@sor.org or, for more information, visit www.collegeofradiographers.ac.uk/funding

The final selection will be made by the SoR | CoR Research Group and the College Board of Trustees. Feedback will be given to all who submitted a proposal and successful projects will be assigned a named contact person from the SoR | CoR. All completed projects will be listed on the Research section of the website.

How to apply

Completed application forms should be sent to the Professional and Education team.

For help completing your application, please read the College of Radiographers Industry Partnership Scheme Research Grants funding guidelines
Applicants will be notified the outcome of their bids within three months of application.
There are two grant calls a year, one in April and one in October.
The deadline for submissions is 5pm on the last Friday of April, and 5pm on the first Monday of October each year.
Applications for this grant are considered on a first come first served basis, with a maximum of ten applications being assessed per round.
The applicant must be a radiographer and a member of the Society of Radiographers.
If funds requested are less than £5000, applicants must have been in continuous membership with the Society of Radiographers for a minimum of one year (excluding time spent in student membership).

If funds requested are greater than £5000, applicants must have been in continuous membership with the Society of Radiographers for a minimum of two years (excluding time spent in student membership).