The Royal College of Chiropractors
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The RCC's grants support chiropractic research and education, so a small nonprofit fits best if its work touches areas such as chiropractic service evaluation, patient safety, health promotion or chiropractic education.
- The annual report gives total annual giving of £36,250, which may include grants to individuals, and no grant range is stated, so a modest, clearly costed request is a sensible starting point.
- The Innovation Award is for established researchers within an academic institution, and the RCC Research Grant Award is open to UK institutions, so an organisation without an academic base should not expect to qualify for those two; the M-level bursary and PhD grants go to individuals, and the PhD grant can be received up to three times.
- Application windows are August/September for M-level bursaries, November/December for PhD grants and January for Innovation Awards, although applications are accepted on a rolling basis, so an enquiry can be made at other times.
- Collaborations between chiropractic and non-chiropractic institutions are particularly welcome, which may suit a partnership approach.
Overview
The Royal College of Chiropractors is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1152500).
The Royal College of Chiropractors exists to promote and support high standards of education, practice and research, so that chiropractors can provide high quality care for patients. It was conceived and incorporated as an independent body to develop, encourage and maintain the highest possible standards of chiropractic practice for the benefit of patients. Its grants include M-level Module Study Bursaries, Personal PhD Professional Doctorate Grants, PhD Studentship / Research Assistant Grants and Innovation Awards. The annual report gives total annual giving of £36,250.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The RCC provides grants across research study bursaries, personal doctoral grants, PhD studentships and research assistant grants, innovation awards, research grant awards and post-doctoral fellowships. Its research priorities include evaluating chiropractic services, patient safety, prognostic research, multimodal care, health promotion and prevention, chiropractic education, and equitable access to chiropractic programmes. Research grant awards are allocated through open competition and high-quality peer review, with applications from UK institutions funding personnel costs for research undertaken in the UK; projects may involve overseas partners. Collaborative ventures between chiropractic and non-chiropractic institutions are particularly welcome. Some support is directed to individuals, including RCC members undertaking doctoral study, while the research-assistant grant supports protected research time for a chiropractic research assistant.
Themes
- Chiropractic service evaluation
- Patient safety
- Prognostic research
- Multimodal care
- Health promotion
- Chiropractic education
- Equitable access
Geographic Focus
UK.
How to apply
Organisations can apply to RCC Research Grant Awards: applications are invited from UK institutions through open competition to cover personnel costs for research undertaken in the UK; projects may involve overseas partners.
Application windows:
- M-level Module Study Bursary: Applications open in August/September each year and are awarded in October/November.
- Personal PhD Professional Doctorate Grant: Applications will be invited in November/December each year and they are awarded in the following January/February.
- Innovation Award: Applications will be invited from January and awarded around March/April.
Who can apply:
- Innovation Award: These one-year awards are granted to established researchers within an academic institution.
- RCC Research Grant Award: Applications are invited from UK institutions.
Applying again: Personal PhD Professional Doctorate Grant: Grant applicants are eligible to receive the grant up to three times during the course of their doctoral studies.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Innovation Award prioritises projects adopting an innovative approach and addressing one of the RCC’s research priorities.
- Collaborative ventures between chiropractic and non-chiropractic institutions are particularly welcome.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 September 2021 | £435,094 | £410,115 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2021 |
| year to 30 September 2022 | £497,284 | £400,071 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2022 |
| year to 30 September 2023 | £491,372 | £462,119 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2023 |
| year to 30 September 2024 | £526,311 | £499,040 | — | Accounts for year to 30 September 2024 |
| year to 30 September 2025 | £558,435 | £627,059 | £36,250 | Accounts for year to 30 September 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 30 September 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
— 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- rcc-uk.org
- rcc-uk.org/research/grants · read on 30 October 2026
- rcc-uk.org/research/research-committee · read on 30 October 2026
- rcc-uk.org/about/about-the-rcc · read on 30 October 2026
- rcc-uk.org/contact-us · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 30 September 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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Contact
- +44 (0)1491 340022source
- admin@rcc-uk.orgsource
- Chiltern House, 45 Station Road, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1AT, UKsource
- rcc-uk.org
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Contact
- +44 (0)1491 340022source
- admin@rcc-uk.orgsource
- Chiltern House, 45 Station Road, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 1AT, UKsource
- rcc-uk.org
- Contact form