Awards & Bursaries
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There are many awards and bursaries available for nurses and allied healthcare professionals. Some of these may be awarded according to nursing discipline, specialist field or NHS related work. Some examples are outlined below:

The nursing discipline

The Royal College of Nursing website
www.rcn.org.uk

Queens Nursing Institute Innovations Award
www.qni.org.uk

The Nightingale Fund Council. Post registration education for nurses. Write to the Honorary Secretary, The Nightingale Fund Council, 108 Brancaster Lane, Purley, Surrey, CR8 1HH.

The Nursing Times and Nursing Standards Nursing Award

The British Journal of Nursing
www.britishjournalofnursing.com

The Florence Nightingale Foundation. The Foundation raises funds to provide scholarships for nurses and midwives to study at home and abroad, to promote innovation in practice, to extend knowledge and skills to meet changing needs
www.florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk

Variety Club
Paediatric nurses could apply. www.varietyclub.org.uk

Arthritis Research Campaign have numerous educational and research awards. For information see:
www.arc.org.uk

Arthritis Research Campaign/RCN Silver Medal Award: Annual award prize of £500. For information see:
anne.elliott@rcn.org.uk

British Allied Healthcare Professionals Bursary: Clinical Prize £200.00 and ARC Silver Medal prize £500. Also a BHPR Education Bursary to attend a meeting or education visit. Requires membership of BHP. For information see:
bhpr@rheumatology.org.uk

European League Against Rheumatism. A number of awards to travel to visit units or attend meetings
www.eular.org

National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society Patient in Focus Award: Launched in 2003. Bursary of £1,500; to be used for education purposes. For information see:
lorraine@rheumatoid.org.uk

The King’s Fund Educational Bursaries. www.kingsfund.org.uk

Smith and Nephew Foundation for Nursing Awards. Graduates over 24 years with a first or upper second class honours degree studying for higher degree or degree in medicine at a UK university. www.snfoundation.org.uk

British Sjorgren’s Syndrome Assocation. For HCPs interested in undertaking work that will benefit patients with Sjorgren’s syndrome. Write to The secretary, PO Box 10867, Birmingham B16 OZW. Tel: 0121 455 6532

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