The Foundation are outstanding at developing innovative curriculum for nurses such as in the leadership scholarship. The inspiring curriculum pushes people, grows skills and it is at the edge of contemporary leadership education.
Our leadership development programmes create opportunities for scholars to explore and discover their own leadership style and develop the essential skills to be a courageous and confident leader.
Nurses and midwives registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are eligible to apply for our fully funded scholarships. However we welcome applicants outside the UK with an independent funding source.
We focus on facilitated and experiential learning that challenges leaders to think differently about their personal.
All leadership scholars are required to complete an improvement project and are required to publish and present this at the end of their scholarship year.
The maximum funding available for each scholar is £10,000 to fund both the core and bespoke programmes.
We offer three types of leadership scholarship programmes:
Available to senior nurses or midwives at Executive Board level or very senior manager level.
These scholarships are sponsored by:
Available to nurses and midwives with the potential to secure a Board level position within the next two to three years.
These scholarships are sponsored by:
Available to Band 7 or 8 (or equivalent) nurses or midwives in a leadership role.
Sponsored by:
These scholarships are sponsored by:
Scholars report the “life changing” experience and the profound professional and personal impact. Scholars report feeling more confident to speak out and influence policy and practice improvements at local and national levels thus improving patient care and health outcomes.
Key Dates
Advert opens 27 July 2018 and closes 14 September 2018
Shortlisting will take place in late September 2018
Interviews will take place on 22, 23, 24, 25, 30 and 31 October and 1 and 2 November 2018
For successful applicants see below for key dates:
Emerging Leaders
Welcome day: 11 March 2019
Residential module: 19 – 21 March 2019
Mid programme: 12 Sept 2019
RADA Communication Skills: 6 – 7 June or 10 – 11 June 2019
Westminster Experience: TBC
Aspiring Nurse / Midwife Director
Welcome day: 11 March 2019
Residential module: 2 – 4 April 2019
Mid programme: 19 September 2019
RADA Communication Skills: 18-20 June or 1-3 July 2019
Westminster Experience: TBC
Senior Leaders
Welcome day: 11 March 2019
Residential module: 9 – 11 April 2019
Mid programme: 26 September 2019
RADA Communication Skills: 25-27 June or 29-31 July 2019
Westminster Experience: TBC
Our scholarships are open to nurses and midwives who are seeking to advance their personal development as credible leaders. Nurses and midwives registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) are eligible to apply for our fully funded scholarships. However we welcome applicants outside the UK with an independent funding source.
Upon application, you are required to upload the following information:
Please note the following: