UKCP Bursary 2022

The UKCP Bursary is a fund created to support those studying and training to be psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors and who may need financial assistance.

Applications are now open for the 2022 bursary.

Grants of £750 are available for UKCP student and trainee members on a UKCP-accredited training between September 2022 and April 2023. The deadline for applications is noon on Monday, 11 July 2022.

Our aim is not only to help individuals, but to strengthen the profession as a whole by supporting students and trainees from groups under-represented in our workforce, and by enabling those from all backgrounds to complete their studies and contribute to the future of psychotherapy.

The cost of living crisis has presented challenges for all of us, including our students and trainees. If you are in a position to make a donation at this time, please give what you can to help build our bursary fund.

Who can apply for a bursary

To apply for a UKCP Bursary, you must be:

• an active UKCP student or trainee member
• able to demonstrate a genuine commitment to the psychotherapy or psychotherapeutic counselling profession
• able to ensure that your training organisation provides a statement of support
• able to ensure that a professional reference is provided.

You can’t apply for a UKCP Bursary if you are receiving a different bursary for the same course in 2022. However, you are eligible if you were awarded UKCP Bursary in the past.

In addition to this, we especially welcome applications from students and trainees who:

• are in a need of financial support due to their personal circumstances
• belong to a group that is currently under-represented in the profession, such as Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with a disability or those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender.

Key dates for the 2022 bursary

• Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 10am – applications open
• Monday, 11 July 2022, noon – applications close
• Friday, 22 July 2022 – panel to make final decisions
• Friday, 29 July 2022 – applicants notified of the outcome (by email)

How applications are assessed

Once the deadline for applications has passed, all the eligible applications submitted will be anonymised by UKCP and shared with a specially appointed UKCP Bursary Panel which comprises:

• a nominated UKCP Trustee (Panel Chair)
• a nominated representative from the Professional Regulatory Committee of the Colleges and Faculties (PRCCF)
• a nominated representative of the Education, Training and Practice Committee (ETPC)
• a UKCP Honorary Fellow (nominated by the UKCP Chair)
• a lay person who is not a UKCP member, not a practitioner, and not already on any UKCP committee or Board (nominated by the Board).

The panel will meet to assess the anonymous applications and decide which should receive a £750 bursary.

Please see our UKCP Bursary 2022 Guidance for full details about the selection process.

If your application is successful

You’ll be notified by email of the outcome of your application and whether you will receive a bursary by Friday, 29 July 2022.

If your application is successful, the award will be paid directly to your training organisation via bank transfer and will go towards the fee for your training. No payments will be made directly to applicants.

Please see our UKCP Bursary 2022 Guidance for full details, terms and conditions.