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The 2020 grants programme: “Reducing Restrictive Interventions” is now closed for applications.

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Grants Programmes

The Burdett Trust for Nursing provide two types of Grants Programmes – A ‘Small Grants Programme’, for projects that are nurse-led and focussed on supporting the nursing contribution to healthcare and improving care for patients. The Trust also offers a invitation-only ‘Proactive Grants Programme’.

The trust is not able to make grants for:-

  • General appeals;
  • Existing posts, although the Trust will consider supporting new posts directly associated with a project/initiative;
  • Overhead costs of academic institutions or statutory agencies;
  • Organisations closely aligned to government departments where funding should properly be provided from statutory sources;
  • Retrospective funding i.e. funding for an activity that has already taken place;
  • Funding in lieu of statutory funding or as a replacement when it has run out or been withdrawn;
  • Significant capital appeals e.g. building costs or equipment.

Small Grants Programme

This programme provides small grants to projects that are nurse-led and focussed on supporting the nursing contribution to healthcare and focussed on improving care for patients. Projects may involve clinical care, environment of care, social care, leadership or education.

Please ensure that you have downloaded and read the grant guidance materials and application questions in advance of submitting your application. All applications must be submitted using the link provided.

Grants guidance material (PDF)

Application information and questions (PDF)

Small grants application form

Proactive Grants Programme

The Burdett Trust for Nursing strives to be a catalyst for change, an active player in improving the health and well-being of patients. To this end the trustees participate in dialogue and share new ideas with grantee organisations, service providers, other funders and government agencies. The Trust aims to create opportunities to engage nursing stakeholders in collaborative problem-solving and program development.

Through the Proactive Grants Programme, trustees work with a wide range of public and private partners to advance the Foundation’s long-term goals.

All proactive grants are by invitation-only from The Burdett Trust for Nursing.

Please note: you will be asked to enter the password provided to you by Burdett Trust for Nursing.
Proactive grants application form

Previous Grants

Details of grants awarded previously can be downloaded using the links below.

Historical Grant Programmes

  • 2011Empowerment Programme
  • 2013Delivering Dignity
  • 2014Young Minds
  • 2014Transitional Care
  • 2015Maternal and Childhood Obesity

Featured projects and resources

The Queen’s Nursing Institute:

Men’s Health programme.

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Kimbuta Rural Development programme:

A Motorbike Ambulance to improve transport for patients.

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Junius S. Morgan Benevolent Fund

Helping nurses in hardship.

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Bournemouth University

Understanding Nutrition and Dementia.

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Global Research Nurses’ network

Helping nurses across the world to develop their research skills.

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University of Nottingham

The Implementation of Resilience Based Clinical Supervision to Support Transition to Practice in Newly Qualified Healthcare Professionals.