Applying for an education grant?
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Whether you are established in your nursing career or just starting out, we offer a range of education and professional development grants for nurses, midwives, healthcare support workers, and those aspiring towards a career in nursing.
We offer different types of grants to support your educational and professional development so that you can have a longer lasting impact on patient care. You do not need to be a member of the Royal College of Nursing to be eligible for an RCN Foundation grant.
Open grants
The below grants are open for applications from 16 August until 5pm on 18 October:
- Professional Bursary Scheme (PBS): grants of up to £1,600 available for continuous professional development. Open to UK registered nurses, midwives, healthcare support workers, nursing associates and maternity assistants
- RCN Foundation Into Nursing Grant: grants of up to £2,500 available per annum for graduates in any discipline (with either a 1st or 2:1 degree) looking to study nursing
- RCN Foundation Olufunke Adeyeye Education Grant: grants of up to £1,600 available for nurses, midwives, healthcare support workers and maternity support workers from the Global Majority
- RCN Foundation Needlemakers Grant: grants of up to £1,600 available for nurses and midwives who use and can demonstrate the use of needles in their work.
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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.
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Find out how an education grant from the RCN Foundation can help you and your patients:
Watch our education grants webinar for advice on how to apply.
