QUOD is pleased to announce that applications for the Live Life Give Life / BTS / QUOD Innovation Awards are now open.
We are extremely grateful to Live Life Give Life, who have funded these awards. The idea is to provide pump-priming funding of up to £3500 to two projects. One project must include the use of QUOD samples, whilst the other can be on any transplant-related subject.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to present their proposals at the BTS Congress 2026 in Llandudno on 5th March 2026, in front of a panel of judges and peers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your ideas, gain recognition, and secure funding to kick start your research.
For further details and to enter, download the application form below.
Please email quod-research@nds.ox.ac.uk with any queries.
Applications close at 17:00 GMT on 30th January 2026.
Here’s what last year’s Innovation Competition winners, David Baird and Euan Bright, had to say about their experience…
“Taking part in the QUOD Innovation competition in 2025 was a great experience; it gave me the opportunity to pitch my research at a major transplant conference and to meet some brilliant scientists working in the field. Winning the prize has opened up new avenues for my research that I hope will improve outcomes for patients receiving a kidney transplant in the future, and potentially benefit those with kidney disease more broadly. The QUOD biobank is an incredibly powerful resource, and the team running it are exceptionally supportive. If you have a proposal in mind, I would highly recommend applying!”
David Baird
“The QUOD Innovation Competition is both an excellent opportunity for underexplored research area in transplant and a chance to present your ideas. A pump-priming grant is the perfect way to kick off a research project like mine. It was a fantastic boost for both the practical research work and confidence in presenting. The team administering the award are extremely helpful and the whole experience I have found very positive.”
Euan Bright
