ASPiH Research Grant Awards 2025
Award
ASPiH are inviting members to apply for research and service improvement awards. Two awards of £2,500 are available. These awards will support a simulation research or improvement activity that will further an area of knowledge that is of priority in healthcare simulation.
Process
Applications for the grant are open from 1 April until 9 May 2025. We hope to inform applicants of the outcome of their application in early July 2025.
Please complete the online application form.
Information required includes: applicant details; a project lay summary (<150 words); a project description (<1,000 words); a description of any ethical, intellectually property, or data protection issues (<200 words), dates and schedules for the project; financial costs breakdown; and an application declaration.
The ASPiH Executive Committee will appoint a panel to review applications. Those awarded will be announced at the ASPiH 2025 conference in Bournemouth, UK, although funds will be available from mid-July 2025. Funds will need to be claimed within the year after the award has been granted and must be spent by the end of June 2026.
Eligibility
Applicants must be a members of ASPiH and remain so for the period the grant is awarded.
Our priorities
The grants should align with at least one of the ASPiH core values of: (i) safety; (ii) equity, diversity, and inclusion; (iii) sustainability; or (iv) excellence.
Selection of projects
On receipt of a completed application, the proposed project will be scrutinised by a panel of ASPiH executive members and external advisors, where appropriate.
Terms and Conditions
Successful applicants will be required to provide two reports (mid-way and end of project) that state how the funds are being/were used and what benefit resulted. Grant awardees must inform ASPiH of the date that work commences and of any interruptions to the project. ASPiH should be provided with details of all individuals being supported under its grant and notified of any change in personnel. ASPiH reserves the right to review the grant in the event of such a change.
Ethical Approval
Evidence of Ethical Committee approval will be required, if appropriate, before the transfer of funds.
Intellectual Property
ASPiH should be informed of any possible commercial exploitation of the results of the research/project supported. Acceptance of the grant gives ASPiH the right to receive a share of any commercial returns commensurate with the financial or other assistance given.
If, at any time, it is considered that the work may produce or contribute to material worthy of patent, copyright or any other form of protection, grant holders must advise the body responsible for the exploitation of intellectual property in their organisation and ensure that no publication of results occurs before an application for patent protection has been made.
Acknowledgements and Publicity
ASPiH is dependent on voluntary support from its members and the public and needs to keep them informed on the progress of the research. Grant holders will be asked to help with appropriate publicity and to inform ASPiH in advance of any publication arising from the research/projects it supports in order that ASPiH may consider the publicity potential.
ASPiH’s support should be acknowledged in all publications and spoken presentations and, when possible, in talks and interviews.
The Principal Grant Applicant should complete and sign the declaration confirming their agreement to the above Terms and Conditions of the Grant and return the form with their completed application.
Further information
Please contact us at [email protected] if you require any further information or would like to discuss a potential project proposal.