The RCN Foundation Amin Abdullah Grant

Launched in 2022, the RCN Foundation Amin Abdullah Grant focuses on the mental health and well-being of nurses. The fund was created in memory of nurse Amin Abdullah.

Background 

Amin Abdullah fulfilled his life's ambition to become a nurse, even winning an award during his training. Sadly, in 2016 Amin took his own life following his unfair dismissal from his job as a nurse at Charing Cross Hospital after coming to the support of a colleague who had been treated harshly by a patient.

The £15,000 grant programme will make annual awards of up to £1,000 over 15 years and has been made possible by generous donations from staff well-being campaigner Dr Narinder Kapur, Amin Abdullah's partner, Terry Skitmore, and Dr Nathan Illman, clinical psychologist, and founder of the Nurse Wellbeing Mission.

The award scheme is proudly supported by the British Indian Nurses Association.

Funding well-being, compassionate support, and patient safety 

The award will provide financial support to nurse-led projects that focus on nurses' well-being, such as the strategies registered nurses use to compassionately support each other to maintain high standards of patient safety despite the challenges they may face to achieve this. 

To learn more about previously funded applications, scroll to the bottom of this page. 

Applying for the award  

Applications are open to registered nurses from across the UK and applicants do not have to be a member of the RCN to apply. 

Grants of £1,000 will be awarded annually through a competitive process. 

The award is now closed and will reopen in September 2025 to coincide with World Suicide Prevention Day. Sign up to the RCN Foundation email newsletter to keep up to date on when our grants open. 

Donate

If you would like to donate to the Amin Abdullah RCN Foundation Grant, please email fundraising@rcnfoundation.org.uk.