Funding
Use this page to find out more about member funding, including details of the Charitable Trust, the Physiotherapy Research Foundation (PRF) and the Education Awards Panel as well as sources of external funding.
The CSP Charitable Trust
Upcoming funding deadline
Associate and qualified members wishing to apply to the CSP Charitable Trust for funds should note the 1 March deadline is fast approaching. You can get help towards the cost of academically accredited course fees and related expenses.
If you are a qualified member, you can also apply for help towards the cost of UK and overseas presentations, overseas development projects and research visits. Use the links on this page to find out more or send an email to Susan Williams at williamss@csp.org.uk if you have a query.
Please note that funding is not available for physiotherapy qualifying degree programmes.
The CSP Charitable Trust supports qualified and associate members undertaking formal programmes such as professional doctorates, research and masters degrees, nationally accredited courses, N/SVQs, BTEC awards, Open University courses and Access courses.
For additional information, please see:- Charitable Trust application form for members
- Charitable Trust application form for associate members
Additional funds for CSP members
The CSP Charitable Trust also provides other funding opportunities for qualified members for the following:
- UK Presentation Fund - presenting at conferences held in the UK
- International Lecture Fund - presenting at overseas conferences
- Baroness Robson Travel Scholarship - travelling overseas for educational or research purposes to develop their practice
- International Development Award - supporting overseas education and development projects
- Physiotherapy Research Foundation - undertaking research projects
The CSP Charitable Trust also provides funding opportunities for student members for the following:
- Joe Jeans Memorial Scholarship – funding for student members on overseas clinical placements
Decisions about which applications are to be funded are made by the Educational Awards Panel, the Scientific Panel and the Joe Jeans Panel.
Educational Awards Panel
See table below for details of Educational Awards Panel members. Please also see the download at the bottom of this page for Educational Awards Panel applications funded in 2008.
| Member | Status |
|---|---|
| Ruth Allarton Chair of Panel |
representative from Learning & Development Committee Joined April 2004 |
| Alison Avil First meeting Vice chair of Panel |
CPD representative selected from iCSP CPD network Joined April 2008 |
| Katy Baines | representative from Network for CPD and Postgraduate Education Joined June 2006 |
| Fiona Cramp | representative from Council Joined December 2007 |
| Doreen McClurg | representative from Research & Clinical Effectiveness Committee Joined Nov 2008 |
| Grant Syme | representative from Professional Practice Committee Joined June 2008 |
| Christina Rowley | representative from Physiotherapy Associates Board Joined April 2008 |
| Karen Willcock | CPD representative selected from iCSP CPD network Joined April 2008 |
External funding
For additional sources of external funding, please see:
- CPD information paper 12 (qualified members)
- CPD information paper 27 (assistant members)
Related Documents
CSP educational awards granted in 2009 (
73 KB DOC file)
See our help page for guidance on downloading documents or visit Adobe's online PDF conversion tools.
