The RCN Foundation has partnered with LV= to offer an education grant specific to healthcare support workers in the UK who wish to undertake a course to help them progress in their careers.
This fund is dedicated to your professional development with grants of up to £1,600 available.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for this funding, you need to be a healthcare support worker, and you need to select a course that has a start date between 1 September 2025 and 1 September 2026.
Being under the supervision of a nurse is key criteria. Roles that this grant covers include the following:
- Healthcare support worker
- Nursing support worker
- Healthcare assistant
- Care home assistant
- Maternity support worker
Nursing apprenticeships and nursing associates are not eligible to apply for this grant.
If you are unsure about whether your role is covered by this grant, please email grants@rcnfoundation.org.uk.
You do not need to be a member of the RCN to apply.
Please note, this education grant may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. All applications will be reviewed after the closing date.
What courses do you cover?
The grant covers the cost of a wide range of educational courses, such as: phlebotomy, wound care, cannulation, taking an ECG, venepuncture, and Advanced Life Support.
To find out if a course you wish to undertake could be funded, please email grants@rcnfoundation.org.uk.
Application
If you are experiencing issues whilst logging on to the system, please email grants@rcnfoundation.org.uk and provide your full name and email address.
To apply for the RCN Foundation LV= Education Grant, visit here.
The deadline to apply is 5pm on 12 May.
Meet Ffion
Ffion is a maternity assistant practitioner and was awarded an RCN Foundation LV= Education Grant towards an aqua natal course, to learn how to teach safe and effective classes. Through an interest in fitness and a desire to improve the lives of women in Wales, Ffion identified aqua natal as a way to implement healthier lives using a holistic approach.
