Cystic Fibrosis Trust and Guts UK Pancreatitis Research Grant 

• All lead applicants must be based at a recognised academic or clinical institution in the UK. They must have a permanent position or hold a contract with the administering institution that extends beyond the duration of the grant.  

Researchers may only apply for one grant from the Pancreatitis Research Funding Call and a project can only be submitted once. 

Please download and read the following documents before completing the application form:  

• Application Guidelines

• Research Grant Terms and Conditions

• Guts UK Research Strategy 

• Application Form

Please email your completed application form to research@gutscharity.org.uk (including copies of any supporting letters/emails) by the closing date of 12 noon Thursday 30 July 2026. 

Applications will be assessed by representatives from Cystic Fibrosis Trust’s community and Research Grant Review Committee and Guts UK’s Experts by Experience Panel and Research Awards Committee based on the following criteria: 

• Originality of the research question.  

• Scientific merit of the approach.  

• Appropriateness of the proposed timeline and budget.  

• Strength of the research team and access to relevant expertise.  

• Meaningful patient and public involvement. 

• Potential impact on people with cystic fibrosis with a complication of pancreatitis. 

• Capacity to accelerate progress against the research priorities for pancreatitis identified by the Pancreatitis Priority Setting Partnership. 

• Potential to generate useful results to help secure larger follow-on grants.  

• Alignment with Guts UK’s Research Strategy.  

Guts UK is a member of the Association of Medical Research Charities and adheres to its principles of expert review.