Education and Research Fellowship Fund

Criteria for General Applications to the Education and Research Fellowship Fund

Purpose of the fund

• To advance the study of and to promote excellence in perioperative practice.
• To promote innovation in perioperative practice and extend knowledge and skills    in order to meet changing needs.
• To assist with fees and other financial requests as deemed appropriate by the Trustees in order to enhance the professional development of the AfPP membership.

 

Criteria for awarding funding

• An approach for funding and study leave should have already have been made to the individual members employing authority.
• A report must be submitted in electronic format, or if this is not possible in hard copy, within 12 months of funds being awarded or completion of course/research.
• If an original article or dissertation is produced from the course/research undertaken it must be made available in the first instance for publication in an AfPP journal; copy may be placed in the AfPP library. This must be within 12 months of course or research completion.
• AfPP and ERFF must be acknowledged every time material resulting from the course or research is published or presented.
• Submissions must be the original work of the member receiving the grant.
• Funding must be claimed within 12 months of the grant being awarded.
• Funding will only be awarded to cover 12 months of any course at one time.
• Trustees must be informed if the funding awarded is no longer required.
• Funds will not be paid out without original receipts or invoices being submitted.
• Funding is not transferable.

 

Application forms must be received before an activity takes place, as ERFF is unable to grant funding in retrospect.  You can apply for funding to a maximum of £5000 over a three-year period.

 

In the event of a query please contact Kate Sadler on 01423 882952 or enquiries@erff.co.uk

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