Pharmacists invited to apply for practice research funding under 2004 awards and bursaries scheme
The practice research trust
The Pharmacy Practice Research Trust was established
in July 1999 as an independent research charity, with a broad objective
to promote and develop the field
of pharmacy practice research.
The Society provides core funding for the trust as part of its
investment in practice research. Information about the trust
can be obtained from Kerry Crabb
at the Society (tel 020 7572 2275; e-mail kerry.crabb@rpsgb.org). |
The Pharmacy Practice Research Trust is inviting applications from pharmacists for 2004 practice research awards and bursaries.
The practice research awards, which are administered by the trust on
behalf of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, are intended to build research
capacity in pharmacy practice. The following persons are therefore encouraged
to apply: those requiring funding between PhD and postdoctoral grants;
those requiring funding to progress from MPhil to PhD; practitioners
new to research; and PhD students requiring “research costs” to
enhance their PhDs. The awards can also be used to fund new areas of
research.
Two types of practice research award are available — Galen awards
and Sir Hugh Linstead fellowships. One or more Galen awards are made
annually to a total value of £10,000, funded by a bequest by Rowland
Henry Williams. Two or more Linstead fellowships are awarded annually
to a total value of £40,000, funded by a grant from the Leverhulme
Trade Charities Trust to support research relating to community pharmacy.
Applications for this award can only be accepted from community pharmacists
or for research on community pharmacy.
In addition to these awards, the bursary scheme, also funded by the Leverhulme
Trade Charities Trust, exists to support individual community pharmacists
with an interest in developing research skills relevant to their practice.
It provides funding for pursuing formal training at master’s degree
level on courses that include teaching in fields relevant to practice
research, such as public health, health economics and epidemiology. Selected
courses must include a period of supervised research and the preparation
of a thesis or dissertation.
Applications for bursaries are invited from community pharmacists who
demonstrate a need for external support to develop their skills and careers
in research. The bursaries
are open to pharmacists who are either
self-employed (as locums or independent community pharmacists) or employed
by small chains (defined as up to 60 registered premises). Applicants
are encouraged to apply for a place on the course of their choice before
seeking a bursary.
The bursaries include the following items of funding: salary (pro rata
for part-time pharmacists); course fees; research costs (up to a maximum
of £250, to include printing, postage and travel); and conference
attendance (up to a maximum of £200 to allow attendance and presentation
of work at UK conferences).
The deadline for all applications is 11 June. Interviews are expected
to take place
on 27 and 28 July at the Society’s London headquarters.
Further details, application forms and guidance notes for the practice
research awards can be obtained from the practice
research section of
the Society’s website or from Zoe Whittington,
the Society’s research manager (tel 020 7572 2276; e-mail zoe.whittington@rpsgb.org.
Application forms and guidance notes for the bursary scheme are also
available from Ms Whittington. |
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