Allied health professionals educational travel awards
Travel awards are offered to allied health
professionals who are registered with, or eligible to be registered
with, the Health Professions Council (HPC), Nursing and Midwifery
Council (NMC) or other appropriate regulatory body.
Two categories of funding are offered as follows:
- Up to a maximum of £500 is offered towards the costs of
attending a national or international meeting in order to present a
paper or poster, chair a session or lead a discussion, provided the
meeting has a clear relevance to the aims and interests of
Arthritis Research UK, or
- Up to a maximum of £2,000 is offered to enable allied health
professionals to visit wards/units in their specialty for the
purpose of studying other methods of care of patients with
arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases.
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 proof that a paper or poster (with applicant as primary
author) has been accepted for presentation or that the candidate
has been invited to chair a session or lead a discussion
- Or provide a verified programme of rheumatology
units/educational visits planned, with set dates and relevant
correspondence from the contact organisation(s).
Funding
Within the maximum sums shown above, Arthritis Research UK will
consider providing funds towards the cost of fares, registration,
accommodation, and subsistence.
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 in advance of the planned meeting or
visit and by the deadline date. Applications will be assessed by
the appropriate committee.
Application deadlines
April 28, 2010
July 28, 2010
September 22, 2010