Funding available

Published: 19 September 2012

Shire Innovation Fund

Shire Pharmaceuticals is pleased to announce that it is extending the Shire Innovation Fund for inflamatory bowel disease (IBD) nurses to include continence advisers in bowel disorders.

The Shire Innovation Fund, which was launched in March 2009, supports nurses working in IBD and bowel continence disorders who want to develop their services.

Applicants can apply for grants of up to a maximum of £1,500 for nurse-led projects which further medical care for patients.

For more details on the fund and how to apply, please contact the Shire Innovation Fund for IBD Nurses, Synergy, 16 Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6UW, email: ShireInnovation@synergymedical.co.uk or visit the Shire Pharmaceuticals website.

RCN Foundation bursary schemes

Two bursaries under the RCN Foundation are currently accepting applications.
 
The Professional Bursary Scheme provides individual bursaries of up to £5,000 to support recipients to develop their practice and provide them with the skills to deliver the very best possible advice, support and care to patients.

In this call for applications, the RCN Foundation has dedicated £60,000 to the enhancement of care practice in the UK in the following areas: 

Applications for The Professional Bursary Scheme close on 9 November 2012.

If you’re a recently qualified nurse who was, as a student member of the RCN, actively involved in the work of the RCN, you could apply for the Kershaw Educational Bursary for recently qualified nurses.
 
Sponsored by a grant from Professor Dame Betty Kershaw and her family, the funding can be used to fund course modules, attendance at an accredited conference, a contribution to degree fees or a professional visit.
 
Applications for the Kershaw Educational Bursary close on 1 November 2012.
 
For full eligibility details and application forms, please visit www.rcnfoundation.org.uk/bursary_scheme