Occupational Therapy News OTnews October 2019 | Page 14

ROYAL COLLEGE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS’ RESEARCH FOUNDATION APPLICATIONS ARE NOW INVITED FOR THE 2020 FUNDING ROUND Grants are available in the following categories: RESEARCH PRIORITY GRANT (1 grant of up to £100,000) This grant supports a project that clearly addresses an identified occupational therapy research priority area in the UK and demonstrates that it will increase the research capacity of the profession by including developmental opportunities for other occupational therapists within the project. Lead applicants will be mid-career researchers who have completed their PhD within the last 10 years. RESEARCH CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT (up to 2 grants of up to £10,000 each) This grant provides support towards doctoral or early post-doctoral (up to 5 years from completion of PhD or similar) research for individuals who can demonstrate a commitment to developing a career pathway as an occupational therapy researcher. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW GRANT (up to 2 grants of up to £10,000 each) This grant will support efforts to extend the assimilation and development of the evidence base underpinning occupational therapy. In this funding round, support is offered for one systematic review to be focussed on the topic ‘The effectiveness of occupational therapy interventions to support return to work’, and for a second systematic review focussed on a demonstrable research priority area identified by the applicant. Eligibility criteria For all grants, the lead applicant must be a member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) at the time of applying. Co-applicants may include non-occupational therapists. Co-applicants who have an occupational therapy qualification must also be members of BAOT. Submission dates The deadline for receipt by RCOT of grant proposals is 5pm on Wednesday 12th February 2020. Application packs are available from the RCOT website at: www.rcot.co.uk/application-information All enquiries regarding funding opportunities offered via the RCOT Research Foundation should be directed to the R&D Office on 020 3141 4615 or email: [email protected] N207 14 OTnews October 2019