International Project Grant 

The International Research Committee (IRC) would like to receive funding applications for international anaesthesia education or research related projects. Applications are required to be submitted by the lead applicant who must be an anaesthetist based in the United Kingdom or Ireland. The lead applicant must be the course/project director.

This is suitable for projects involving an individual or team over a period of weeks or months either as part of an existing scheme delivered by another organisation or seeking to establish a new programme. 

If additional funding is required for a project already in receipt of an IRC grant, a new application should be completed. 

Applications must be submitted in the name of the project leader, and include the names of all those involved in the project requiring funding. All individuals included in the application should indicate their own involvement, which must be integral to the proposed project.

Applications will be considered from other charitable organisations or NGOs: evidence will be required of other funding to be raised. 

If a project lasts more than six months, reports will be submitted to IRC at intervals of not more than six months in addition to the final report.

The safety of applicants and participants must be considered in all projects. Funding for projects and travel will only be considered where the submitter can demonstrate that due diligence has been followed regarding the trip. We advise all applicants to review the guide for doctors volunteering abroad ahead of submission.

All applications will be scored against the IRC scoring criteria. Funding partners may require that the applicant is a current member of the relevant organisation to receive grant funding.

Amount per applicant - Up to a maximum of £20,000

Eligibility criteria - You must be a UK-based or Ireland-based, qualified anaesthetist. Applications are required to be submitted by the lead applicant who must be an anaesthetist based in the United Kingdom or Ireland. The lead applicant must be the course/project director.

• All applicants requesting funding must be anaesthetists
• All projects must have a UK partner
• CVs of all anaesthetists requesting funding must be included in the application
• All applications must be fully submitted electronically prior to the deadline stated on the Association of Anaesthetists website.
• Applications will not be considered retrospectively, please ensure you apply for funding before the start of your visit/project.
• Those holding resident/trainee appointments should have a consultant (or equivalent) as referee, and may require RCoA approval for out of programme experience. It is the responsibility of the applicant to organise this.
• Applications from charitable organisations or NGOs must be submitted in the name of the organisation not the individual. Evidence is required of other funding applied for and to be raised
• Applications for project funding should demonstrate sustainability and explain how the benefits of the project work will be maintained in the future
• Group applications for individual travel grants will not be accepted, each individual seeking funding must submit a separate application. NB; Project Grants must be submitted in the name of the Project Leader or institution. Names and roles of all project members must be included in the application.
• Applicants must ensure they have completed the form in full and attached all of the requested documentation
• Accommodation/subsistence funding will be provided for in-country costs only
• Charitable financial contributions to other charities or organisations are excluded from funding applications
• Applicants may only apply for one grant per project.
• Funding partners may require that the applicant is a current member of the relevant organisation to receive grant funding.

Frequency - twice a year

Funding partners - Association of Anaesthetists, Paediatric Critical Care Society, Regional Anaesthesia UK, Royal College of Anaesthetists, Society for Intravenous Anaesthesia, and World Anaesthesia Society 

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The deadline for submission will be 23:59 on Wednesday 24 June 2026.

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