For more details about RCF please visit the NIHR website:

Research capability funding | NIHR

Award to OUH for 2025-26

All funds for 2025-26 have now been allocated.

Due to uncertainty about the amount of RCF that will be awarded to OUH in 2025-26, awards made this year cannot extend beyond 31 March 2026

It will not be possible for researchers to request RCF to support other research-related activities this year.

Contact us

For all enquiries regarding RCF, please contact Peiying Lo:

Email: ouh.rcf@ouh.nhs.uk