The PPA would like to announce a new initiative to support physiotherapists and physiotherapy students to undertake pain related research activity.
We will be offering all PPA members the opportunity to apply for 2 funding streams. Each funding stream will be able to offer financial support to enable small scale research related projects.
STREAM 1: Will be open to applicants who wish or need support to conduct small scale research studies. We hope to support a number of projects with small grants between £100- £800, all projects will be peer reviewed and funding will be allocated based on this process and funding available.
Examples of suitable studies may include pilot work (small scale preliminary studies) and proof of concept (feasibility studies collecting and analysing data to obtain evidence to support or refute ideas or plans). Preference will be given to projects that incorporate patient and public involvement and for clinical projects over education projects. Please note that audits and service development will not be eligible.
Funding may be used in a number of ways, for example:
• To back fill staff time – release researcher from clinical duties to undertake the research
• For training – for help with statistics, surveys, interviews, etc.
• For transcription costs
• For payment of patient and public expenses.
STREAM 2: Will be open to applicants who require support to publish work, either toward publication fees or toward conference registration fees where an applicant is presenting a poster, international travel and accommodation will not be funded. We hope to support a number of projects with small grants between £100- £500, all projects will be peer reviewed and funding will be allocated based on this process and funding available.
Conditions of Award
Please note these applications are only open to members of the PPA. Projects should embody the PPA mission statement of ‘supporting physiotherapists working across all specialities in contemporary physiotherapy practice, to draw on biopsychosocial approaches to support people living with pain’ and support the association’s goals (see website). Research activity must be led by a physiotherapist or student physiotherapist.
Successful applicants to either stream are required to:
- Acknowledge PPA support in any research outputs
- Provide a written report of results for the association’s journal and website by 12 months from the date of the award. The Pain and Rehabilitation Journal editors will support applicants by providing supportive feedback on journal submissions.
- The successful applicant will present their findings / impact of the ward at a PPA webinar or AGM.
- All acknowledgments of PPA support should also include the following disclaimer ‘The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors(s) and not necessarily those of the PPA’.
- Only direct costs can be covered by the bursary.
Applicants should submit their application form via email by Date and time, to email.
Process
- Month: Application closes
- Month: The PPA Scientific sub-committee review applications
- Month: The PPA Scientific sub-committee meet to consider reviews and make recommendations.
- Month: Applicants informed of the decision
- Month: Funds transferred to successful applicants
How to apply?
See the documents below
Frequently Asked Questions –
Q: I am applying for funding, but don’t yet have ethical approval in place. Will this prevent my application being considered?
A: No. Funds for successful applications will be withheld until all necessary ethical and governance approvals are in place.
Q: Can I apply for funds to ‘top up’ an award made by another funder?
A: No. We do not ‘top up’ grants that have been inadequately funded by another organisation. We will consider funding ‘add-on’ projects if they are identified prospectively.
Q: Can I request funds for a laptop computer? A: No. We do not normally fund laptops/computers/tablets.
Q: Can I request funds for equipment, e.g. microscopes, recording devices?
A: No. We do not usually fund equipment. We do fund requests for consumables.
Q: Do you accept applications from outside the UK?
A: No. At this time we do not fund applications from outside the UK
Q: What do you mean by a ‘lay summary’?
A: This should be a summary of your research and include: brief justification for the aims/objectives, information on methods and some commentary on the anticipated results and the impact of these. It should be written in a language that is accessible and will be understandable by members of the public generally.
Q: Who should I contact if I have any questions about the form or application process?
A: You should contact selina.johnson@thewaltoncentre.nhs.uk or Leila.Heelas@ouh.nhs.uk
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