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This scholarship fund was established in 2018 from a generous legacy left to the Association of Child Protection Professionals (AoCPP) by Anne Wingate Paterson who died in 2016. Anne was a dedicated member of AoCPP and left provision in her will to support an annual award for the study and prevention of child abuse and neglect in Scotland.
The main focus of the scholarship fund is to promote the study of child welfare and protection. It provides individuals with the opportunity to pursue postgraduate study at a UK Higher Education Institute in the field of child abuse and/or neglect (CAN).
Awards will be made to individuals with a place on a postgraduate programme at a UK Higher Education Institution and will be up to a value of £5000. The awards are provided to fund the payment of course fees.
Applicants must demonstrate how their research or study will have a specific impact on CAN in Scotland.
The award is available to applicants who have a confirmed place on a postgraduate course of research or study within a UK university which will commence in the forthcoming academic year. A selection panel will consider applications against the essential and desirable criteria, and its decision will be final.
Read more about the essential and desirable eligibility criteria here.
Please visit the AoCPP website to apply.
5pm on Friday 11th June 2021
All Scholarships are subject to Terms & Conditions
‘The Anne Patterson Scholarship has allowed me to embark on a period of further study that would not have been financially possible if I was trying to do it on my own. It has re-ignited my passion for learning and development and has resulted in me being a more competent and compassionate practitioner as I have been able to translate the concepts I learned in the course into my daily work. The course has also allowed me time for reflection on my practice and to consider how I have developed as a social worker over 10 years, identifying the things that I do well and the areas where I can develop further’.
‘The impact has not only been financial but has allowed me to develop child protection outside of the normal C&F practice teams. It has given me the opportunity to widen our understanding of child protection even for those young people who may be deemed ‘underserving’. Equally, the needs of post 21 care leavers within a Childrens services structure, and theoretical perspective has inspired me to consider ‘transitions’ for care leavers as my dissertation subject’.