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We are proud to offer a range of bursaries to support professionals undertaking prostate disease focused education, as well as funding for organisations providing these training opportunities.

Bursaries are available for professional development activities that have a clear focus on prostate cancer or benign prostate disease. Please see below for a list of the funding opportunities currently available.

If you have any questions about the bursary schemes please contact our education team.

Current bursary schemes - Individuals

Education bursaries: up to £1500

We have two levels of funding available; bursaries up to £499 or between £500 and £1500. You can apply for a bursary to cover course fees for study days, short courses or educational conferences. We are unable to cover additional expenses such as travel costs at this time. 

Education bursaries of up to £499

Read our terms and conditions and apply now

Education bursaries of £500 - £1500

Read our terms and conditions and apply now

Deadline: Bursary applications are reviewed monthly. The next submission deadline is Friday 23 June.

Masters degree in Prostate Cancer Care

If you’re working towards a specialist or advanced practice role in prostate cancer, we can support you with a bursary to undertake the Masters degree in Prostate Cancer Care (distance learning) with Sheffield Hallam University.

Read our terms and conditions and apply now

Deadline: Bursary applications are reviewed monthly. The next submission deadline is Friday 23 June.

Receiving a bursary from Prostate Cancer UK allows me to undertake and focus on my dissertation without financial worry. It is encouraging to know I have the support, interest and backing of a national, well-known charity.

- Marva Patterson, Urology Oncology CNS

Current bursary schemes - Organisations

Education bursaries of up to £5000 per activity are available to organisations wishing to provide UK based educational activity, such as training events, study days, conferences, clinical updates or similar.

Deadline: Bursary applications are reviewed on an individual basis, please contact us in the first instance to discuss your application. You can contact us online or phone 0203 310 7000. 

Please note, we recommend that you apply for a bursary at least three months before your planned activity is due to commence.

Find out more about our organisational bursaries.

Application deadlines

Bursary applications are reviewed on a monthly basis by an internal assessment panel. The table below lists the monthly bursary submission deadlines, along with the date the assessment panel will meet to review the applications.

  • All applications received on or before the monthly application deadline will be assessed the same month.
  • Applications received after each monthly deadline will be reviewed the following month. 
  • Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application within 5 days of the assessment panel review date.

If you have any questions about the monthly deadlines or about your bursary application please contact the education team.

  • Monthly deadlines  

    The table below list the monthly bursary submission deadlines.

    Application deadline (2017)  

    Assessment panel date (2017)  
       
    Friday 23 June Tuesday 27 June
    Friday 21 July Tuesday 25 July
    Friday 18 August Tuesday 22 August
    Friday 22 September Tuesday 26 September
    Friday 20 October Tuesday 24 October
    Friday 24 November Tuesday 28 November
    Friday 15 December Tuesday 19 December