The Mary McClymont Fund was established in recognition of Mary McClymont’s contribution to community nursing research and education. Mary had particular interests around community nursing in Africa and health visiting for older people. One of her major contribution s was to the council for Education and Training of Health Visitors (CETHV) and in particular to the Principles of Health Visiting which have remained largely unchanged since 1977. To reflect this, ICCHNR is offering small bursaries up to a maximum of £500 to enable community nurses to either:

- Attend a conference
- Undertake a short course
- Create some dedicated time to undertake preparation for a research project such as a literature review or a grant proposal.

The trustees welcome applications from community nurses from any part of the world, especially from Africa who fulfil the following criteria:

The applicant is a practising registered community nurse and can provide evidence of registration in their country

Provides a strong rationale as to why the funding is not available elsewhere

Demonstrates how the proposed work will contribute to the public health of older people in their locality

Show how the proposed work can be completed within 12 months of receiving the bursary

It is a requirement of the trustees that successful applicants provide a report of their work on the completion of the project and make the work public through diverse means of dissemination, including publication. The Mary McClymont Fund should be acknowledged in any such public dissemination.

Applicants are required to submit to the Trustees by 31st March each year:

A full Curriculum Vitae (resume)

A proposal of a maximum of 2 sides of A4 in size 10 font that details the following:

- Title of project

- Name and address of applicant

- Current work position

- Aim of the proposal

- Background

- Outline of the proposed work, including any methods or analytical techniques

- Ethical issues if any

- Expected outcome including learning outcomes, development, patient outcomes if any

- Expected output including reports, publications, seminars, inventions, patents

- Justification for funding

- Outline of costs

- Bank details to which payment should be made

Applications that do not follow these guidelines will not be considered, neither will applications received after 5pm GMT on 31st March. Electronic applications are acceptable.

All applications will be reviewed and successful applicants notified by 1st June of the same year. Unsuccessful applicants will also be informed and provided with feedback. Payment will be by international BACS transfer.

Successful applicants will monitored every 3 months.

Professor Sally Kendall
Director CRIPACC
University of Hertfordshire
College Lane
HATFIELD
Herts. AL10 9AB
UK

e-mail s.kendall@herts.ac.uk