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Who can apply: The foundation funds nursing and midwifery-led projects and organisations undertaking research and innovation studies.
The RCN Foundation focuses on strengthening the nursing and midwifery workforce in the UK through a mix of direct hardship relief, education support, and practice-based research grants. It is distinctive in that it serves both individual nurses and midwives facing immediate financial crises and professionals or projects that build long-term capability in care delivery. The foundation also supports targeted help for staff affected by domestic abuse, combining financial assistance with signposting to additional services.
Provides small, one-off grants rather than large institutional awards, with hardship payments up to about £500 and separate education/research funding streams. Support appears to be UK-only and often involves practical assistance plus signposting; some programs may be application-based, while hardship support is geared to urgent individual need.
Applicants should review the specific program that matches their need: hardship, education, domestic abuse support, or research/practice development. Hardship assistance is likely to be for UK nurses, midwives, and healthcare support workers facing unexpected crises, with modest one-off awards, so applications should clearly document financial need and eligibility.
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Who can apply: The foundation funds nursing and midwifery-led projects and organisations undertaking research and innovation studies.
Who can apply: For nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers experiencing or fleeing domestic abuse.
Who can apply: Open to current and former nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers, as well as students and nursing associates, facing hardship. The RCN Foundation states that RCN membership is not required.
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