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BASPCAN’s National Executive Committee agreed to make available funds to support BASPCAN members in undertaking or completing small scale research projects on child protection.

The 2008 Programme is now open.

Any member of the Association can apply for any type of research, audit or study. The grant can be used to provide seed money for studies to be initiated, or to provide a means to write up existing research. Applications from practitioners are welcome.

BASPCAN wishes members from each UK country to be given the opportunity to apply for a grant, and therefore encourages applications from members in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.  In 2008 a total of £10,000 will be allocated as two grants, each of a maximum of £5,000.  

Further information and an application form can be obtained from BASPCAN by clicking here on researchgrants2008pack.doc

Information about BASPCAN, Training Conferences, ‘Child Abuse Review’ journal, and membership can also be obtained as above.

Closing date for applications is Friday 30 May 2008

Eligibilty

 

 To be eligible for an award the applicant(s) must satisfy the following criteria:

1. the main applicant must be a member of BASPCAN
2. the research must have a clear focus on child protection/safeguarding
3. the research must address issues of anti-discriminatory practice
4. the research should not conflict with BASPCAN’s aims and objectives
5. the research proposal should be submitted on the BASPCAN Research Proposal Form which is available from the BASPCAN office and on the Association’s website
6. applications should be submitted to the BASPCAN office
7. the award cannot be used for the purchase of equipment; or the compilation of a literature review; or for attendance at conferences.
8. the applicant will submit a report to BASPCAN no later than 2 years after the start of the project, and will name BASPCAN in any local/internal or national publications
9. that the audit or study would not normally be undertaken by an organisation as part of its regular monitoring.

Support to Successful Applicants

 

Successful applicants will be encouraged and supported (but not required) to;

• Present their research at a BASPCAN conference or Congress
• Submit their research for publication to BASPCAN’s ‘Child Abuse Review’ journal. 

Any queries and all completed forms should be directed to BASPCAN, 17 Priory Street, York YO1 6ET  Tel: 01904 613605  email baspcan@baspcan.org.uk

 

AWARDS 2006 and 2007

In 2006, the first year of the Award Programme, 4 awards of £2,500 were awarded to

Pat Cox, University of Central Lancashire - Safeguarding  Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children and Young People in Local Communities

Jacqueline Casher, University of Stirling - A Pilot Study: Kinship Carers and Children Affected by Parental Substance Misuse

Jennifer Harris, Sheffield Salaried Primary Dental Care Services - Dentists Management of Children with Neglected Dentitions.

Pia Lee-Wilson , University of East London - Child Neglect and the social construction of multi-agency responses

All four applicants presented a progress report at the BASPCAN Study Day 'Research and Clinical Practice: Myths and Reality' held in Glasgow on

1 October 2007.

 

2007 Grant Awards

The 2007 award closed in June 2007 with 11 bids received.  Subsequently, 2 awards were awarded of £3,300 and £5,000.

The successful applicants were Dr Claudia Bernard - An Exploration of the Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Black Teen Mothers Parenting of their Chidren; and Dr Fiona Finlay - To Seek the Views of Young People and their Parents on Letters or Medical Reports Received following a Child Protection Medical Examination.