Get funding help for your conference presentation from the CSP Charitable Trust.
What is the Conference and Presentation Award?
The Conference and Presentation Award provides funding for chartered, associate and student members normally residing in the UK, and is divided in to two categories:
Members wishing to contribute to one of the following:
- A national physiotherapy-specific/relevant conference, including CSP Annual Conference
- A physiotherapy or interdisciplinary international conference in the UK
- A national conference or meeting relevant to, but outside of, the domain of physiotherapy
- An overseas physiotherapy-specific/relevant or interdisciplinary international conference/meeting, including World Physiotherapy Congress.
Members who are up to Band 5 physiotherapists wishing to attend for the first time, and not present at, one of the following:
- A national physiotherapy-specific/relevant conference, including CSP Annual Conference
- A physiotherapy international conference in the UK
- An overseas physiotherapy-specific/relevant conference.
The maximum amount awarded for a successful application in either category will be £2,500.
If you are applying retrospectively, applications for funding should be made within 12 months of the last date of the conference.
Full eligibility requirements, along with terms and conditions of award, can be found in the relevant application guidance documents on the Learning Hub, which will be available when applications open.
The Education Awards Panel particularly welcomes applications from individuals from under-represented backgrounds.
How to apply
There is one round of funding per year for this award. Applications are due to open in July 2025, with a deadline of September 2025.
Applications for the C&P Award must be submitted through the CSP Learning Hub.
For queries please email the Charitable Trust and awards administrator.
Application form and guidance notes
The application form and guidance notes are made available for information only and are not for completion. Applicants should access the Learning Hub when applications are open in order to download the documents applicable to that award round.
C&P Award - Application Guidance (for information only)
C&P Award - Application Form (for information only)
Application writing support
- Resources to assist you in writing a good quality application are available on the Learning Hub.
- The CSPCT's Education Awards Panel has provided a report on the previous funding round. The purpose is to provide future applicants with reflections from past applications.
CSPCT Education Awards Panel Report: C&P Award 2023.pdf
- Watch the below video by Dr Jane Hislop, Chair of the CSPCT Education Awards Panel, on top tips for a successful application:
Other awards from the CSP Charitable Trust
See more about the CSP Charitable Trust for information about financial assistance for your research project, conference presentation or student elective placement.