The Company marked the beginning of the 21st Century in a number of ways,
one of which was to establish a Bursary for a primary healthcare professional
to carry out research or personal study into ways of improving healthcare
amongst the under-privileged sectors of London's population.
Although it was originally aimed at General Practitioners, the scope of the
Bursary was widened in 2003 and attracted submissions from nurses, midwives,
mental health workers, a pharmacist, an opthamologist as well as GPs. Over the last 5 years the following Bursaries have been awarded:
|
2003 |
Research leading to a PhD on treatment of TB amongst the homeless (TB Specialist Nurse - £6,860) |
2004 |
Award split between 2 applicants: - Course of study on Psychodynamic Counselling for a paediatric physiotherapist to enable more holistic treatment of patients in a NE London PCT. (£2,572) - Research leading to an MSc in Community Care on ‘Depression in young British Asian women', to be conducted in Tower Hamlets. (Health visitor/midwife - £2,800) |
2005 |
A pilot scheme to establish a clinic on mens’ health in a deprived area of Westminster, to carry out health screening and provide health and dietary advice to men. (Nurse/health visitor - £5,000) |
2006 |
Research into the incidence and effects of alcohol abuse amongst those suffering from learning disabilities across all London Boroughs, to inform PCTs. (£5,050 awarded jointly to 2 Learning Disability Specialist Nurses) |
2007 |
3 awards were made: - A qualitative study on the effectiveness of computer-based interventions to meet teenagers' sexual health needs. (Focus group in Central London - GP - £4,400) - A study of clinicians’ perceptions on the introduction of QFT-G in the diagnosis of active TB. (Kingston - TB Specialist Nurse - £4,400) - Language and impact on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with patients whose first language is not English. (Newham, E London - Nurse Consultant in CBT - £1,500) |
A single Bursary of up to £7,000 will be awarded annually, subject to funding availability, following an open competition held in April and May. Applicants may be from any speciality within the general definition of primary healthcare.
If you are interested in applying, please start by reading the Notes for Applicants.
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If, having read the notes, you wish to proceed, your next step is to complete an Application Form. Click on the link to download and save this Word document onto your computer. You should then complete the form and return it, preferably by e-mail to the Clerk to the Company (see the Contact us page for the address).
All enquiries concerning the Curriers' Millennium Bursary should be made to
the Clerk using the Contact form in the first instance,
or by calling 01285 861017.
The Curriers' Company Charitable Fund - Registered Charity
No: 261405
The Curriers' Company Millennium Trust - Registered Charity No: 1078793
