General Funding

Members are able to apply for up to £500 to assist with their education and development, plus travel and/or accommodation support of £200 in addition where needed. This would usually be a contribution towards a development opportunity where there is a substantial cost (several hundred pounds or more). Examples would be a contribution to funding a postgraduate degree module or to support the presentation of a member’s research at an international conference. Must be a member of the ACPRC to apply.

Further details: Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Respiratory Care

Funds a variety of postgraduate education, research, centre visits and CPD awards to members, including travel and accommodation to attend or present at conferences or courses, MSc bursaries.

Further information: Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists

Funds research by registered physiotherapists only, who are novice researchers (up to £30,000 per award).  Also funds individual scholarship awards for conference presentations, and grants for non-research projects that fulfil the objectives of the foundation.

Further information: Private Physiotherapy Education Foundation

Offers funding for Occupational Therapists to study for a Doctorate or other course, or to design a learning event. Also funds innovation awards, pump-primer research awards and funding for conferences and international scholarships.

Further details: Elizabeth Casson Trust

The RCN website contains a large list of research funding opportunities for nurses

https://www.rcn.org.uk/Professional-Development/research-and-innovation/Research-funding-opportunities

Development opportunity for a registered nurse, midwife or health visitor at Senior Charge Nurse level or equivalent, to attend a 5-day residential international practice development school; for 12 months bespoke mentorship; and for support to publish a paper, present of publicise their work on person-centred cultures of care.

Further information: The Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship

Annual research grants of up to £40,000 each, for registered nurses.

Further information: General Nursing Council for England and Wales Trust

Open to registered nurses and midwives of band 7 or above. ‘Scholars follow an in-depth personal development plan with experiential learning and individual assessments throughout’.

Further details: FNF Leadership Scholarship

The Iolanthe Midwifery Trust offers a range of funds for midwives to attend study and training days, for elective placements, organising conferences and for training and research.

Further details: Iolanthe Midwifery Trust

Fund a wide variety of research scholarships, doctoral fellowships, postdoctoral research fellowships and research project grants

Further details: Wellbeing of Women

Offers individuals holding doctoral or post-doctoral ICA awards the opportunity for free one-to-one clinical academic career mentorship by an appropriate mentor.

Further information: NIHR ICA Mentorship Scheme

Further details: General NIHR Research Funding opportunities: