Get involved NHS staff and Grants Access funding Our NHS staff already provide outstanding care and treatment, but they are also full of brilliant ideas that help to make their service, ward or hospital even better. Each year our charity supports the NHS in Sheffield by making over £2 million pounds of charitable grants to enhance the care and treatment for local patients. Application forms and guidance If you are a Sheffield Teaching Hospitals or Sheffield Health and Social Care employee (or Sheffield University employee with a research project supported by a Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Clinical/ Academic Lead) and would like to apply for funding, then please see below the various pathways available to all staff: Grant Type Application Deadline Guidance Application Form Scoping document - Is my idea suitable for charitable funding? Suitable anytime - Complete Form SD1 I want to apply for a grant of £5,000 or less and the ward/service has a charitable fund Apply anytime - Complete Form CFR1 I want to apply for a grant of £5,000 or less but there are no earmarked funds Only apply during specified funding rounds (see below for details) SHC Award Application Guidance Complete Form SHCA1 I want to apply for a grant (excluding research) over £5,000 Apply anytime GIP1 Application Guidance Complete Form GIP1 I have CIT / BPT approval but would like charitable funding to finance some/all of my project Apply anytime Complete Form SFGIP1 I want to apply for a research project and have identified earmarked funds Apply anytime Complete Form RG1 I am a nurse and want to apply for nurse study leave (general fund) Not available 2022/23 I am a member of STH staff and want to apply for study leave/conference costs (earmarked funds) - Please confirm with two Fund Advisors and a Clinical Director before incurring any costs Apply anytime Complete Form SLEF1 I am a member of staff and want to apply or study leave/conference costs (general fund) Apply anytime Complete Application Form (SL1) I am a member of staff and I would like reimbursement for study leave (general fund) Apply anytime Complete Form SLR All staff guidance for study leave, conferences and reimbursements Application Guidance Information SHC Standard Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions Grants over £5,000 Evaluation Form Evaluation Form GE2 Grants under £5,000 evaluation form Evaluation Form GE1 Here to Help Email Telephone Questions concerning applying for a grant (other than study leave / conferences / course payments) [email protected] 01143052952 Questions concerning study leave, conferences, course payments [email protected] 0114 271 5366 Queries concerning grant evaluation and monitoring [email protected] 0114 271 4498