Bursaries
The Bursary programme is now closed.
This guidance is for people who wish to apply for a conference bursary and who are either:
- service user educators
- carer educators
- service user researchers
- carer researchers
- students on qualifying social work courses or
- post graduate research students.
In recognition of the central role that service user/carers and students play in contributing towards the work presented at JSWEC, funding is being sought by the conference planning group to meet some of the conference fees and travel expenses for your participation.
However it should be noted that we may have a shortfall this year. As a result there are likely to be a limited number of funded places.
It is likely that not everyone that applies will receive a bursary and we will be seeking to ensure all four countries of the UK are represented. You are strongly advised to seek funding from your own organisation, if appropriate, or the HEI social work course you work with or study on.
Priority will be given to people who:
- Have managed to secure some matched funding
- Are involved with presenting or co-presenting a paper or workshop at the conference.
If courses are able to pay or contribute to the conference fee it will enable the sponsorship monies to support more service user/carer educator/researcher participation. Decisions on who gets supported will be made by a panel drawn from the conference planning group.
Please note that JSWEC is unable to make any financial payment to contributors beyond the bursaries outlined below.
Bursary places will be limited to two from any one organisation or higher education institute.
Process for applicants
We would ask in the first instance that you look for support for the full conference fee, part of the fee and/or travel expenses from the social work course you are on or with which you work.
Please complete the service user/carer application form or the student application form, which needs which needs to be signed by yourself and the head of your course and either send it by post to John Williams at the address below, or
If you would rather email the application form please send it to the head of your course and ask them to endorse it, state the HEI contribution and forward it to John at the email address below.
SWAP
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
Or - Email: j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk