Following a successful launch in early 2025, Global CARE is pleased to announce that applications for the 2026 Global CARE Grants and Scholarships are now open with a closing date for Wednesday 1 April 2026.
In 2025, we awarded to five exceptional projects and one scholar, spanning ENT care in Tanzania, Limb salvage surgery in Kenya, Paediatric nutrition in Nepal, Burn care in Ethiopia, Oral cancer detection in Thailand and Cataract Surgery training to help strengthen healthcare in Nigeria.
We invite grant applications for projects focused on creating sustainable impact in LMICs and scholarship applications from professionals from LMICs looking to gain a new skill or qualification to help strengthen their healthcare system in their home country.
RCSEd Global CARE Grants
Global CARE Small Grants
These grants are perfect for focused projects that create a sustainable impact and offer up to £3,000 to support short-term surgical and dental care initiatives in underserved communities.
Perfect For:
- Targeted training workshops
- Educational resource development
- Pilot initiatives testing new approaches
- Focused capacity-building projects
Global CARE Large Grants
These grants are for projects that offer comprehensive solutions and create transformative impact. Up to £10,000 is available to support longer-term surgical and dental care projects in underserved communities.
Designed For:
- Multi-year projects (up to 3 years)
- Multi-faceted initiatives combining training, infrastructure, and capacity building
- Programs requiring staffing support (up to 50% of one staff member's salary)
- Comprehensive community health interventions
What the Grants Fund
- Community-based training programs and workshops
- Educational resources and materials
- Infrastructure development for healthcare delivery
- Sustainable capacity-building initiatives
- Projects with clear metrics for success and long-term impact
What We’re Looking For
We seek projects that demonstrate genuine community need and deliver sustainable impact beyond the funding period. Successful applications will show strong local engagement, clear implementation plans, and measurable outcomes that build lasting surgical and dental capacity. We prioritise initiatives with robust governance structures, ethical frameworks, and where possible, partnership or match funding that demonstrates broader commitment to the project's success.
What We Don't Fund
- Individual travel or personal training costs
- Political or religious promotional activities
- Feasibility studies or one-off events without educational components
Key Requirement
Projects must be led by RCSEd members/fellows and demonstrate sustainable impact with strong community engagement and clear evidence of local need.
RCSEd Global CARE Scholarships
Are you a healthcare professional from a low or middle-income country seeking to gain essential surgical or dental skills that are currently unavailable in your region? The RCSEd Global CARE Scholarship could support your professional development journey.
Funding Available
Up to £15,000
What We Fund
- Course and program tuition fees
- Specialized training attendance fees
- Clinical attachments and observerships
- Essential skills development programs
- Associated expenses including flights and accommodation
What We're Looking For
Healthcare professionals (core-trainees or above, 2+ years post-registration) committed to returning home to strengthen their local healthcare systems. Your proposal should demonstrate clear learning objectives, address specific local healthcare needs, and include a concrete implementation plan for knowledge transfer.
What We Don't Fund
- Research projects without clear service implementation
- Training that duplicates skills already available locally
- Applications from medical students
- Previous scholarship recipients (within 3 years)
Key Requirement
All applicants must be from a LMIC and demonstrate how their training will create sustainable, long-term impact on healthcare delivery in their home communities when they return.