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The Royal College of Chiropractors

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Last checked 10 October 2026 · Programs: 6 · Built 27 October 2026

The funder

Name as published

The Royal College of Chiropractors rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

How it describes itself

The Royal College of Chiropractors (RCC) is an apolitical professional membership body. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
Registered charity no. 1152500 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Listed as association on the grants page; that label is ours.

Stated purpose

It promotes and supports high standards of education, practice and research, enabling chiropractors to provide, and to be recognised for providing, high quality care for patients. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
objectives (1) to promote the art, science and practice of chiropractic; rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
objectives (2) to improve and maintain standards in the practice of chiropractic for the benefit of the public; rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
objectives (3) to promote awareness and understanding of chiropractic amongst medical practitioners and other healthcare professionals and the public; rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
objectives (4) to educate and train practitioners in the art, science and practice of chiropractic; rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
objectives (5) to advance the study of and research in chiropractic. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Contact

The funder publishes a contact on its contact page.

Also on this site

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Funding programs

In the order the funder's own pages list them. Open and Past are read against 27 October 2026, the day this page was built; check the funder's page before you apply.

M-level Module Study Bursary Education

Name as published rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds

Applicants are invited to identify any suitable M-level module in research methodology, evidence-based practice, clinical audit, or service evaluation. These can be offered by any Higher Education institution thus ensuring maximum flexibility in terms of where, when and how they study. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Who may apply

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Amount, as published

The bursary available is currently £750. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Cycle and deadline

Applications for these Bursaries open in August/September each year and are awarded in October/November. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
the funder's own marker Applications are now closed rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

No Open or Past marker: the funder's words for this deadline, on the pages we read, give no full date with day, month and year.

How to apply

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Kind, and where it is listed

Education. Our label: given where it funds a person's education or training, and is not a scholarship for a Doctor of Chiropractic program. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under no door: its eligibility words name none of the four readers.

Personal PhD Professional Doctorate Grant Student research

Name as published rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds

The grant may be used towards any doctoral research costs. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Who may apply

The RCC offers grants to support RCC members who are registered on a part-time PhD (if the applicant is in an academic role) or Professional Doctorate programme (if the applicant is in a clinical role). rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
Grant applicants are eligible to receive the grant up to three times during the course of their doctoral studies. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Amount, as published

The grant available is currently £1,600. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Cycle and deadline

Applications for these Grants will be invited in November/December each year and they are awarded in the following January/February. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
the funder's own marker Applications are now closed for 2025/26. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

No Open or Past marker: the funder's words for this deadline, on the pages we read, give no full date with day, month and year.

How to apply

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Kind, and where it is listed

Student research. Our label: given where the funder's eligibility words name students, and it funds research. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under I'm a student, I'm a researcher: its eligibility words name that reader.

PhD Studentship / Research Assistant Grants Research

Name as published rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds

The RCC Research Assistant Grant funds up to three days of protected research time per week for a Chiropractic Research Assistant employed full-time for a three-year period. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
The grant is made on the condition that the individual appointed to the post will (a) have a total of four days’ protected research time each week dedicated to a specific research project that addresses one or more of the RCC’s priority areas for research, (b) will spend the fifth day undertaking an education/clinical role, and (c) will be registered for a PhD with the aim that this will be substantially completed within the 3-year term of the post. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Who may apply

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Amount, as published

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Cycle and deadline

Applications for these Grants are considered on a case by case basis. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
the funder's own marker Please note that we don’t have an open call for applications at this point in time rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

No Open or Past marker: the funder's words for this deadline, on the pages we read, give no full date with day, month and year.

How to apply

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Kind, and where it is listed

Research. Our label: given where it funds a research project, and its eligibility words do not name students. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under no door: its eligibility words name none of the four readers.

Innovation Award Research

Name as published rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

What it funds

Applications are considered for projects in any area of research relevant to neuro-musculoskeletal health. Priority will be given to projects adopting an innovative approach and also to projects that address one of the research priorities specified by the RCC. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Who may apply

These one-year awards are granted to established researchers within an academic institution to prime a new or novel area of enquiry. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Amount, as published

The award available is currently up to £15,000. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Cycle and deadline

Applications will be invited from January and awarded around March/April. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

No Open or Past marker: the funder's words for this deadline, on the pages we read, give no full date with day, month and year.

How to apply

Not published on the pages we read. Checked 10 October 2026. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the funder.

Kind, and where it is listed

Research. Our label: given where it funds a research project, and its eligibility words do not name students. How kinds are given.

On the grants page this program sits under I'm a researcher: its eligibility words name that reader.

RCC Research Grant Award Research

Name as published rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10 · Printed "RCC Research Grant Awards", with the final letters outside the bold type.

What it funds

The RCC awards research grant funding through a process of open competition with high quality peer review. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Who may apply

Applications are invited from UK institutions to fund the costs of personnel undertaking research in the UK, but may relate to projects that involve collaboration with partner/s overseas. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10
Applications to support collaborative ventures between chiropractic and non-chiropractic institutions are particularly welcome. rcc-uk.org · captured 2026-10-10

Amount, as published