British Journal of Anaesthesia

Registered charity 1121817 · since 2007bjanaesthesia.org·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£602k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Fixed application deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The funder's stated area is worldwide, and its themes of research, education and clinical improvement in anaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine suggest that work in those fields may fit.
Its stated grant offer is project grants and three-year PhD studentships, and the studentship is narrow: applicants must be home-EU nationals, the supervisor must be an established member of an eligible academic or NHS department, and the grant must be administered by that department with its head's support.
The charity also says it does not fund clinicians (as reported in other published sources), and previously successful applicants are excluded for three years, so individuals outside these groups should not apply for the studentship.
The grant range is not stated, so check the annual report before shaping a budget, and note that travel and other indirect costs are excluded from the studentship.
Applications go through ScholarOne as a single PDF by fixed deadline, and late applications are not considered, so plan well ahead.

Overview

British Journal of Anaesthesia is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1121817).

What they fund

Priority Areas

The British Journal of Anaesthesia provides financial support for research, education and clinical improvement in anaesthesia. Its objects are to advance theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in all branches of anaesthesia, critical care and pain medicine, and to promote health, safety and welfare by improving and disseminating knowledge and skills in those fields. Its stated grant offer comprises project grants and three-year PhD studentships, advertised through the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia structure. Its stated area of benefit is worldwide.

Themes

Anaesthesia research
Anaesthesia education
Clinical improvement

Geographic Focus

Worldwide.

What they don't fund

BJA /RCoA Non-clinical PhD Studentship only:
- studentships currently submitted elsewhere
- any other indirect costs
- travel
- students who are not home-EU nationals
- applicants whose supervisor is not an established member of an Academic Department of Anaesthetics, Critical Care and/or Pain Management or an NHS Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and/or Pain Management
- grants not administered by one of these Departments or without the support of the head of that Department
- previously successful applicants for three years from any successful BJA /RCoA award
- clinicians (as reported in other published sources)

How to apply

For the BJA/RCoA Non-clinical PhD Studentship, upload the application and requested supporting paperwork as a single PDF through ScholarOne.

Deadlines: Late applications are not considered.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

For the BJA/RCoA Non-clinical PhD Studentship, the supervisor must be an established member of an academic or NHS department in anaesthesia, critical care or pain management. (as reported in other published sources)
The BJA/RCoA studentship grant must be administered by one of the eligible departments and supported by its head. (as reported in other published sources)
Applicants should have received their highest degree (PhD, MD, DMD, DVM or equivalent) no more than five years before applying.
The BJA/RCoA Non-clinical PhD Studentship prefers projects applying basic science to anaesthesia, critical care or pain management, while also considering clinical research by non-clinicians. (as reported in other published sources)
The BJA/RCoA Non-clinical PhD Studentship prefers cooperative research between a basic-science department and a clinical department. (as reported in other published sources)
The student’s annual progress report must include publications, presentations and training received or undertaken. (as reported in other published sources)

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£1,735,238	£793,187	£264,335	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£1,848,451	£1,133,477	£605,295	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£1,822,791	£1,488,620	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£1,774,940	£1,655,001	£919,842	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£1,776,709	£1,108,057	£602,191	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2020

£264k grants

YE 2021

£605k grants

YE 2023

£920k grants

YE 2024

£602k paid

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2020; year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.