Bursaries
*Please note that 25th May is the final day for bursary applications to be submitted*
The conference planning group have been successful in gaining funding to support bursaries and are very grateful to the following:
- Department of Health
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Northern Ireland Social Care Council
- General Social Care Council
- The Scottish Government
- Scottish Voices
We are still hoping to receive support from others we have approached.
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.
Service user and carer educators/researchers
In recognition of the central role that service users and carers play in social work education and social work research, 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.
Priority will be given to people who:
- Have managed to secure some matched funding
- Are involved with presenting or co-presenting a paper, workshop or symposium 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.
There are different arrangements for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as detailed below.
England
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in England
We anticipate there being up to 10 bursaries available to support participation by service user and carer educators from England. 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 or your organisation work with.
Please complete the application form 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 his email address below.
SWAP
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
Or - Email: j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk
Based on last years uptake we strongly recommend submitting your application on or before 27th April when bursaries will begin to be allocated. If any remain after this date we will accept applications up until 25th May.
Scotland
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Scotland
We have been successful in securing funding and it is expected this will allow us to cover 1 service user educator place per institution teaching social work. Details and information will shortly be sent out to the head of course at the applicable institutions and if in the meantime you would like to complete an application form to forward on to them it can be downloaded here. Once completed please email or post the application form to John Williams using the details below:
SWAP
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
Or - Email: j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk
Wales
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Wales
We are still pursuing financial support for service user and carer educator involvement in the conference from Wales. If you are looking for financial support please contact the social work course you work with in the first instance and ask them to let John Williams (j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk) know that there is a demand. We may be able to partly match funds with courses. If this situation changes we will post an update on this website and also in the SWAP e-bulletin.
Northern Ireland
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) have kindly agreed to provide a bursary for one service user/carer educator.
The NISCC will be seeking nominations in the near future.
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Students on qualifying social work courses
We welcome involvement from students on qualifying social work courses in the conference. Support may be available from the university course you are on. Please approach the appropriate person responsible for your course first before applying for funding from us. It may be possible to access funding from different sources for different types of costs for example, the conference fee may be met by the conference and the travel and other expenses paid for by the programme or vice versa.
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.
Priority will be given to people who:
- Have managed to secure some matched funding
- Are involved with presenting or co-presenting a paper, workshop or symposium at the conference.
If courses are able to pay or contribute to the conference fee it will enable the sponsorship monies to support more student participation. Decisions on who gets supported will be made by a panel drawn from the conference planning group which includes students.
There are different arrangements for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as detailed below.
England
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in England
We anticipate there being up to 10 bursaries available to support the participation of students from qualifying social work courses from England. We would ask in the first instance that you look for support from the social work course you are on.
Please complete the application form 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 his email address below.
SWAP
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
Or - Email: j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk
Based on last years uptake we strongly recommend submitting your application on or before 27th April when bursaries will begin to be allocated. If any remain after this date we will accept applications up until 25th May.
Scotland
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Scotland.
We have been successful in securing funding and it is expected this will allow us to cover 1 student place per institution teaching social work. Details and information will shortly be sent out to the head of course at the applicable institutions and if in the meantime you would like to complete an application form to forward on to them it can be downloaded here. Once completed please email or post the application form to John Williams using the details below:
SWAP
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
Or - Email: j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk
Wales
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Wales
We are still pursuing financial support for student involvement in the conference from Wales. If you are looking for financial support please contact your social work programme in the first instance and ask them to let John Williams (j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk) know that there is a demand. We may be able to partly match funding with programmes. If this situation changes we will post an update on this website and also in the SWAP e-bulletin.
Northern Ireland
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has kindly agreed to provide bursaries for:
- 1 student from the University of Ulster and
- 1 student from Queen’s University Belfast
The NISCC will be seeking nominations in the near future.
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Postgraduate Research Students
We welcome involvement from social work postgraduate research students in the conference. Many universities have a fund for supporting PGR student attendance at conferences and they should be your first port of call.
There is limited funding available for PGR students who are unable to obtain full funding from their university but on a matched funding basis only. Please approach the appropriate person in your university first before applying for funding from the conference.
Priority will be given to PGR students who are:
- Involved with presenting or co-presenting a paper, workshop or symposium at the conference
- Not receiving a salary
- Not in receipt of an ESRC or University funding for their studies.
Decisions on who gets supported will be made by a panel drawn from the conference planning group. There are different arrangements for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as detailed below.
England
Process for Postgraduate Research applicants linked to universities in England
We anticipate there being up to 4 bursaries available to support the participation of postgraduate research students from universities in England on a matched funding basis.
Please complete the application form which needs to be signed by yourself and your supervisor 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 your supervisor 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
Based on last years uptake we strongly recommend submitting your application on or before 27th April when bursaries will begin to be allocated. If any remain after this date we will accept applications up until 25th May.
Scotland
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Scotland.
We have been successful in securing funding and it is expected this will allow us to cover 1 student place per institution teaching social work. Details and information will shortly be sent out to the head of course at the applicable institutions and if in the meantime you would like to complete an application form to forward on to them it can be downloaded here. Once completed please email or post the application form to John Williams using the details below:
SWAP
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
Or - Email: j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk
Wales
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Wales.
We are still pursuing financial support for postgraduate research student involvement in the conference from Wales. If you are looking for financial support please contact your university in the first instance and ask them to let John Williams (j.m.williams@soton.ac.uk) know that there is a demand. We may be able to partly match funding. If this situation changes we will post an update on this website and also in the SWAP e-bulletin.
Northern Ireland
Process for applicants linked to qualifying social work programmes in Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) has kindly agreed to provide bursaries for:
- 1 student from the University of Ulster and
- 1 student from Queen’s University Belfast
The NISCC will be seeking nominations in the near future.