Funding for forum members

Other awards like those listed here are offered through membership of one of the RCN's national forums and advertised in the newsletter of the relevant forum.

RCN Blood Transfusion Forum bursaries

The RCN Blood Transfusion Nursing Forum welcomes applications from registered members of the forum.  The purpose of this bursary scheme is to support established practitioners within the forum to access relevant study courses or to help assist with travel to conferences or centres of excellence.  The maximum amount available will be £500 per applicant and there should be evidence of a willingness to self fund some of the total costs involved.  

  • Closing date:  Available all year.  Applications considered within 4-6 weeks of receipt.  
  • Contact:  Email Heather Dickson HDickson@nibts.n-i.nhs.uk or write to Shirley Foster, National Forum Organiser, RCN, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN.

Barbara Saunders Award - stoma care

Funding to attend professional meetings, courses, undertake research or study to improve stoma care.

Open to members of RCN Gastroenterology and Stoma Care Nursing Forum.

  • Closing date: Applications considered at each committee meeting.
  • Contact: Email Anne Elliot  Anne.Elliott@rcn.org.uk.

Children's Surgical Nursing Forum

Funding towards course/study day/conference fees relevant to an aspect of children's surgical nursing.

Fertility Nurses Group study awards

Up to £200 to fund courses/attend conferences in fertility for members of the RCN Fertility Nurses Group working in fertility or related area.

Monica Baly Bursary

Funding for study or conference attendance related to nursing history.
Eligibility: membership of History of Nursing Society.

Society of Occupational Health Nursing - scholarships and bursaries

Assistance to attend conferences. Open to members of of RCN Society of Occupational Health.

Wyeth awards

For nurses undertaking a course or attending a conference or study day in sexual health or menopause.

  • Closing date: annually 31 December.
  • Contact Judith Golleman at Wyeth on 01628 415316 or at Wyeth, Huntercombe Lane, South Taplow, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 0PH.

RCN Research Society Marjorie Simpson new researchers award

Application for the 2008 RCN Research Society Marjorie Simpson award is now closed. The 2009 award will be announced in August 2008.

The award is available to new or inexperienced researchers, currently undertaking a postgraduate course of study leading to a higher degree (MSc, MPhil, PhD).

To find out more about the award and how to apply see the RCN Research Society website 

RCN Research Society Akinsanya Award for innovation in doctoral studies in nursing

Application for the 2008 RCN Research Society Akinsanya Doctoral Scholarship award is now closed.

The 2009 award will be announced in May 2008.

The award is granted to the most innovative thesis in the nursing disciplines. Excellence in scholarship, innovation and the potential to influence health care policy or practice will be the main criteria for deciding the award. The successful applicant will be supported in the dissemination of their work through a variety of media and will be awarded a free place at the RCN International Nursing Research Conference in Cardiff, 2009. They will also receive a cash prize of £250.

For more details, visit the RCN Research Society website