Research grant co-funding 2026/27 awards round - BSP and FDS RCSEng

Since 2008 the Faculty of Dental Surgery has been committed to promoting oral and dental surgery research. This year, the Faculty has formed partnerships with the British Orthodontic Society, the Association of British Academic Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine, the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry, the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry, the British Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, the British Association of Oral Surgeons and the Society for the Advancement of Anaesthesia in Dentistry, and will be offering a number of pump-priming grants and a fellowship.

• If you would like any information or have any questions, please email the Faculty office or visit their website: Oral and Dental Research — Royal College of Surgeons

Pump-priming grants 2026

Applications for the 2026 awards are now open. Closing date: Monday 10 November at 5pm.

Applicants will be informed of the outcome of this first stage application process by the end of November/early December 2025 and successful applicants will be invited to submit a more detailed 2nd stage application (for which the closing date will be Monday 9 February 2026 at 5pm).

Please find the Stage 1 application form here

FDS-BSP (British Society for Periodontology and Implant Dentistry)

The FDS-BSP Pump-Priming grant will be for up to £10,000 and are intended to support research into periodontal disease in the broadest sense. Applicants should be in early stages of a research career (e.g. pre-doctoral). Applicants may be working in any field of dentistry, but must be members of BSP.  Successful applicants may be expected to present their research at a BSP conference. 

If eligible for FDS RCS England membership, applicants must be a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England at the time of submitting a stage 2 application. Before submitting a stage 2 application, applicants not already a Fellow or Member of FDS RCS England should apply to the Awards Committee for the award of Fellow or Member ad Eundem if eligible. If fellowship or membership is offered, they will be expected to pay an annual subscription to RCS England for the duration of the grant. Those who are not eligible for membership (e.g. DCPs) can hold the grant without FDS RCS England membership. 

The funding should be spent within 24 months of the grant being awarded to ensure that the research is completed in a timely and accountable manner. Any underspend of the grant at the end of the 24-month period must be returned to the funder, unless there are extenuating circumstances. A report detailing the project outcomes and expenditure is mandatory at the end of the 12-month funding period.