From students to qualified nurses - how the RCN Foundation supported nursing in Bangladesh
In 2020, the RCN Foundation awarded a grant to the IMPACT Foundation to fund seven student nurses to undertake a three-year nursing course in Bangladesh.
The RCN Foundation supports nursing-led projects that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of the public.
The RCN Foundation project grants scheme makes an impact on the lives and careers of the nursing community and on the general public by addressing public and community health issues. Here are some examples of our funded projects.
Care homes
Take a look at the care home projects that we funded
COVID-19 responses
Take a look at our response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the projects we have funded
Library and Heritage Centre
The Foundation funded the redevelopment of the RCN Library and Heritage centre in 2012 for the benefit of the nursing community and the general public.
Witches' stories
Read more about folk healers and midwives accused of witchcraft in Scotland 1563-1736.
End of life film and resources
An RCN Foundation £3,000 grant to the Royal College of Nursing paid for a film and an educational resource about lessons learnt from Josh and his adoptive family’s story
Community nursing in Scotland
Our £20,000 grant funded an online resource which documented the working lives of the Queen’s Nurses from across Scotland.
Social Care Nurses guide to Revalidation
The RCN Foundation was delighted to fund FoNS to develop a video animation ‘a practical guide to revalidation for nurses working in social care’.
Nursing through time: school resource
In 2015, the RCN Foundation funded £30,000 to the RCN to produce a printed educational resource called ‘Nursing through time’ aimed at Key Stage 3 students (11-14yrs). This resource was also publised online and is free for schools to download.
RCN Dementia Project
The RCN Foundation awarded the RCN a grant to develop resources, including webpages, booklets and a DVD supporting the development of dementia care guidelines.
The Our Time Foundation Programme
The RCN Foundation funded a grant of £16,000 towards the Who Cares? programme that encourages schools to better support children in families in which a parent has a mental illness.
Paediatric Oncology in Developing Countries
A grant was awarded to support participants from across the developing world to attend an educational summit in London in October 2012