Research funding schemes
Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) is the UK’s largest funder of research dedicated to child health. We are committed to funding research into rare or complex disease at all points along the translational pathway, from initial seed-funding for discovery work to long-term translational research programmes and clinical trials. To help us deliver our ambitious funding targets under our research strategy, we've developed several grant schemes which researchers can apply to for funding.
Our funding schemes are open nationally to researchers from anywhere in the UK, with our Lift Off Grants dedicated to researchers based at Great Ormond Street Hospital and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. All applications to our grant schemes go through a rigorous and competitive review process to ensure we fund the very best research in rare and complex paediatric disease.
To stay up to date on our funding schemes, sign up to the GOSH Charity Research Newsletter by emailing researchcomms@gosh.org.
Explore our research funding schemes
In 2025, we joined C-Further as a core partner alongside LifeArc and Cancer Research Horizons. C-Further is an international cross-industry collaboration that is dedicated to creating new cancer treatments for children and young people. Our investment of up to £10 million brings C-Further's total commitment to £37 million. Funding is open internationally with applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
For any questions about any of our research funding schemes, get in touch with the GOSH Charity Grants team at GrantEnquiries@GMS.gosh.org
Please note: We are currently transitioning grant management systems, and this may have an impact on the funding calls we run in 2026. This may also impact existing progress reporting formats and timelines. We will endeavour to update potential applicants/grantholders on any changes to our schemes or progress reports as early as possible to minimise any disruption caused by this move.