RCN Foundation LV= Education Grant

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 January 2026 and January 2027. Please do not apply if your course falls out of these dates.

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

Degree apprentice nursing students, foundation degree students and registered 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. 

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.

How to apply

To apply for the RCN Foundation LV= Education Grant, click here.

Please note: once you start an application it will automatically save and you can return to complete it at any time, however once you reach section 9 you will no longer be able to go back to your application so please make sure you complete all sections before progressing to section 9.

This education grant may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. All applications will be reviewed after the closing date.