Patient Support Grant
To assist approved small charities and patient support groups who work with endocrine-related conditions, to carry out their work.
COVID-19 update for Society Grants & Awards
Organisations may apply for funding to develop information resources, purchase equipment, train staff and/or volunteers, contribute towards infrastructure costs or to finance a specific project.
Patient Support Grants are awarded every other year.
Deadline
The next deadline is Wednesday 16 March 2022.
Eligibility
The organisation must be pre-approved and:
- Have a clear endocrine remit; must be actively catering for patients with endocrine conditions
- Must be providing patient support and information
- Must have fewer than 10 full time staff (or 10 full time equivalent)
- Have evidence of a constitution and, where practical, charity registration. Recently established organisations should supply details of their plans to set up a constitution and, if appropriate, to apply for charitable status.
- Have evidence of good practice, particularly as regards training and quality control
- Have good productivity in terms of the type and quantity of support provided compared to the size of the organisation
- Have an annual income of less than £1,000,000
- Have a national remit to offer patient support over the whole of the UK.
Have a named medical advisor(s), who is a Society Member, and/or be approved by the Society’s Clinical Committee
view Patient Support Guidelines
application for approval by the Society for Endocrinology
The project must demonstrate:
- A clear focus on information and/or education regarding an endocrine condition
- Direct patient benefit
- Evidence that the project would benefit a good proportion of the potential membership/client base
- Focus and detail, both as to the content of the project and the costing.
Preference will be given to projects that have a good lifespan.
How to apply
Please complete a Patient Support Grant application form and email it to grants@endocrinology.org.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered
- Applications that do not fulfil all the criteria outlined above will not be considered
- The decision is final and not subject to appeal
- A short report is required at 18 months from the date of the award; this should report on the expenditure of the grant and how this expenditure fulfilled stated goals
- Awards cannot be granted retrospectively
- The successful applicants must recognise the award on their website with a link to the Society website for a minimum of six months after receipt of the grant
- The Society reserves the right to publish successful applicants’ final reports