Amin Abdullah RCN Foundation Grant now open

Nurses can now apply for an RCN Foundation grant which focuses on the mental health and wellbeing of the nursing community.

The Amin Abdullah RCN Foundation Grant was launched in 2022 after Amin took his own life following unfair dismissal from his job as a nurse at Charing Cross Hospital for supporting a colleague who had been treated harshly by a patient.

The £15,000 grant programme will make annual awards of up to £1,000 over 15 years and has been made possible by generous donations from staff wellbeing campaigner Dr Narinder Kapur, Amin Abdullah's partner, Terry Skitmore, and Dr Nathan Illman, clinical psychologist, and founder of the Nurse Wellbeing Mission. The award scheme is proudly supported by the British Indian Nurses Association.

The award will provide financial support to nurse-led projects that focus on nurses' wellbeing, such as the strategies registered nurses use to compassionately support each other to maintain high standards of patient safety despite the challenges they may face to achieve this. 

Applications are open to registered nurses from across the UK and applicants do not have to be a member of the RCN to apply. 

Find out more and apply for the Amin Abdullah RCN Foundation Grant. Applications will close at 5pm on Tuesday, October 15.