Guidance

Clinical Impact Awards 2025: application timetable

Published 31 January 2025

Applies to England and Wales

This is the expected timetable for the 2025 national awards round. The Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards will review this timetable regularly and minor changes may be made.

  • 1 April 2025 to 5pm on 27 May 2025 - applications open
  • 30 May to 14 July 2025 - first round scoring
  • August to October 2025 - national 3 (N3) scoring
  • July to November 2025 - governance review
  • September to October 2025 - National Reserve Sub-committee (NRES) scoring
  • End of November 2025 - main committee finalisation of recommendations
  • December 2025 to January 2026 - recommendations to and sign-off by ministers
  • January to February 2026 - notifications sent to successful applicants and finance processes initiated to pay awards
  • January to February 2026 - appeals window open