Elsie May Sykes Award

The late Elsie May Sykes left a legacy to the former York Health Authority, with the prime recipient named as York District Hospital, for purchasing medical equipment and furthering medical research. Charitable Funds (who control the legacy) have decided to release £15,000 to R&I to support research in 2025. The entire award of £15,000 that can be awarded to one application or divided amongst several applications. Funding will be awarded on a competitive basis following a process that includes independent expert review. The final decision rests with the York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Research & Innovation (R&I) Group.

You must be a permanent staff member of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to apply for this award.

Please note the 2025 round of Elsie May Sykes awards are now closed. Please contact the grants team for other funding opportunities. 

Research Practitioner Scholarship

Designed to target early career researchers or those wishing to pursue a research career in the Trust from Nursing, Midwifery, or Applied Health Professional backgrounds, the scholarship is funded by both the Research and Innovation Department, and York St John University’s Institute for Health and Care Improvement. The backfilled time can be used for a specific exploratory piece of work for a future research project, and/or to establish research skills/links, and/or develop local research knowledge which is sustainable beyond the end of the funding. 

You must be a permanent staff member of York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to apply for this award.

To apply for this award please contact the grants team for an application for the £5,000 May 2025 award.