Winter Small Bursary Award

City of Dublin Skin and Cancer Hospital Charity Awards

Winter Small Bursary Award

The City of Dublin Skin and Cancer Hospital Charity (CDSCHC) are committed to supporting nurse educational and research bursaries to improve the delivery of dermatological services in Ireland. This bursary award is available for dermatology nurses who are members of the IDNA.

Winter small bursary awards of €1000 and €2000.

As an organisation, the IDNA is very grateful to the CDSCHC for this generous support. It is a significant contribution to practice / professional development courses that will lead directly to improved care for clients with dermatological conditions.

Closing date: 28th November 2025

Guidelines and conditions for application

  • These bursaries are only available to fully paid ordinary members of the Irish Dermatology Nurses Association.
  • The application form is in 2 parts.
  • Part 1 is where you provide your details, name of proposed study and details of how much funding you are seeking and potential budget. Budget details can include travel and accommodation costs as well as cost of proposed study.
  • Part 2 is where you elaborate on your proposed study in not more than 300 words. You should include how this award will benefit your nursing practice making particular reference to how you wish to use the award and the impact it will have. Your name or place of work must not be included in part 2. This is needed to ensure anonymity for judging. Breach of same will result in rejection of application. Part 2 should be word processed, font 12 and include a word count. Please ensure that you complete both parts of form.
  • All applications will be examined by a judging panel.
  • Successful applicants will be required to submit original receipts for reimbursement directly to CDSCHC. Please note this award will require submission of receipts related to project/ training before it will be awarded. 
  • If it is a research study Hospital Ethics Committee approval required must be granted and a copy of this approval must be forwarded to the CDSCHC before any payment is made.
  • If it is a research study Irish Medicines Board approval required must be granted and a copy of this approval must be forwarded to the CDSCHC before any payment is made to successful individuals.
  • The contribution of the CDSCHC must be acknowledged in all presentations and publications arising from the awards.
  • The IDNA reserve the right to vary the amounts and conditions of applications and to terminate scholarships if the need arises. The amount of the award will be guided by your budget submission. If successful applicants do not use the award for the purpose for which it is awarded they will be required to return the full amount of the award.