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 I want to apply for a grant of £5000 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 is 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 but please note panel dates/deadlines below 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 but please note panel dates/deadlines below Complete Form SFGIP1 I want to apply for a research project and have identified earmarked funds Apply anytime Complete Form RG1 I want to apply for a research grant of £15,000 or less and I do not have access to earmarked funds This is an annual funding round - date TBC TBC (coming soon) I am a nurse and want to apply for nurse study leave (general fund) Apply anytime Complete Form NSL1 I am a member of STH staff and want to apply for study leave/conference costs (earmarked funds) - Please confirm with two Fund Advisers and a Clinical Director before incurring any costs Apply anytime Complete Form SLEF1 I am a member of staff and want to apply for study leave/conference costs (general fund) Apply anytime Complete 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 & reimbursements (general funds) Application Guidance Information SHC Standard Terms and Conditions Terms and conditions Grants over £5000 evaluation form Evaluation form GE2 Grants under £5000 evaluation form Evaluation form GE1 SHC Awards: SHC Awards: Unfortunately the May and October 2020 SHC Awards funding rounds have been suspended due to the pandemic. We are hoping to resume the Awards in May 2021. CRIO Research Grants: The CRIO small research grants funding window is now closed. Next funding round TBC. Key dates and Contacts Grant Investment Panel application deadlines and panel meetings. All grant applications with a value of £5,000 must be reviewed by the Grant Investment Panel: Application deadline: Panel meeting: 28 October 2020 23 November 2020 31 December 2020 25 January 2021 3 March 2021 29 March 2021 Here to Help Email Telephone Questions concerning applying for a grant (other than study leave/ conferences/course payments) [email protected] 0114 305 2952 Questions concerning study leave, conferences, course payments [email protected] [email protected] 0114 271 5366 0114 3052968 Queries concerning grant evaluation and monitoring [email protected] 0114 271 4498