Allied health professionals educational training bursaries
These grants aim to promote awareness and
understanding of arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases
among allied health professionals through research, practical
experience, presentation of research, and formal education in
rheumatology.
Funding is offered towards the costs of attending either:
- A short training/diploma course or modules from a taught MSc
programme in the UK with a clear rheumatological content, an
example being the Keele ASPiRE course. The maximum amount available
is £1,000 and application deadlines for this funding are twice a
year in the middle of January and July.
- A full MSc course or taught/professional doctorate in the UK
with a clear rheumatological content. The maximum amount available
is £5,000 and there is one application deadline a year in
July.
Eligibility
The applicant must be a nurse or an allied healthcare
professional who is, or is eligible to be, registered with the
Health Professions Council (HPC) , Nursing and Midwifery Council
(NMC) or other appropriate regulatory body and:
- have at least 3 years' relevant post-registration work
experience and at least one year's experience in
rheumatology/arthritis
- have a primary future professional commitment to the care of
patients with arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases
- have the support of their head of department and two referees,
one of whom should be a health professional in a supervisory
capacity
- provide an outline programme of the training course to be
attended together with a letter of acceptance from the course
organiser.
Funding
Within the maximum sums shown above, Arthritis Research UK will
consider providing funds towards the cost of tuition fees for
full-time or part-time study and, in exceptional circumstances,
other expenses such as travel, books, equipment, and living
expenses may be considered.
However, applicants are expected to have raised funds from other
sources or be prepared to contribute from their own pockets.
Submitting an application
Awards cannot be made retrospectively and applications must be
submitted at least 2 months prior to the commencement of a course,
or course module, and by the deadline date .
Applications will be assessed by the appropriate Arthritis
Research UK committee and applicants may be invited to interview
depending on the nature of the application.
Application deadlines
Full course: July 07, 2010
Short course: July 14 2010