British Skin Foundation / Skin Health Alliance Renal Transplant Research Award
A British Skin Foundation Large Grant
About the Renal Transplant Research Award
Key dates
The 2026 Research Awards will open on 15th April 2026 and close on 2nd July 2026 at 13:00 BST. Please check back for updates.
Grant enquiries
For all general enquiries regarding the British Skin Foundation grants please contact Sarah s.thorne@britishskinfoundation.org.uk.
For finance enquiries please contact admin@britishskinfoundation.org.uk.
Key details
A British Skin Foundation/Skin Health Alliance Renal Transplant Research Award is available to anybody wishing to carry out U.K or R.O.I based research into skin disease.
- No more than one application can be submitted by a Principal Investigator per application round.
- Applications will not be accepted from a PI who currently holds a BSF Large Grant as a PI
- Applicants are expected to demonstrate the value of the project to dermatology
- The maximum amount of funds available is £92,000 (£46,000 per year) No ‘top-ups’ or extensions are available for any reason
- The maximum duration of the BSF Research Award is 2 years (although this may be extended by negotiation where there are issues around flexible working or career breaks/maternity leave)
- The BSF Research Award must be activated within 12 months of the award letter
- Successful applicants will provide the BSF office with a researcher ORCID iD upon activation of the grant
- The BSF Research Award funding is claimed by authorised finance departments submitting invoices at quarterly intervals
- Scientific and lay reports are to be submitted, at 6 month intervals and upon completion
- Invoices will only be paid if the BSF has received the required reports
- Final reports must be sent within 4 weeks of the completion of the project
- The British Skin Foundation and the Skin Health Alliance's support is to be mentioned in any relevant papers or presentations and copies to be forwarded to the BSF office
- The British Skin Foundation are no longer able to provide feedback for unsuccessful grant applications
The British Skin Foundation has provided me, as an early career researcher, with invaluable funding to undertake research into underinvestigated rare skin diseases. This support has had a profound impact on my career and, most importantly, on the lives of patients living with these conditions.
Dr Sheila McSweeney, Clinical Lecturer at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and King’s College London
I am deeply grateful to the British Skin Foundation, in particular as the BSF supported me during the early steps of academic independence. This initial BSF-supported work was instrumental in subsequent successful applications to MRC and to the Wellcome Trust, which has enabled studies of inflammatory skin disease to grow over the long term. More broadly, the work of the BSF touches many lives and drives improvements for patients.
Professor Graham Ogg, Medical Research Council Translational Immune Discovery Unit, University of Oxford
The British Skin Foundation gave me my first independent grant, a vital step that enabled my research career and helped me become a Professor of Dermatology. Their support drives discoveries that improve diagnosis and treatment for people with skin disease. Investing in BSF research directly transforms patient care.
Professor Michael Ardern-Jones, Professor of Dermatology, University of Southampton