{"id":46175,"date":"2026-03-27T16:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46175"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:48:32","slug":"ihbcnewcastle2026-school-bursary-awards-close-early-as-cases-are-persuasively-argued-and-well-structured-and-with-hopes-for-allocation-uplift-for-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=46175","title":{"rendered":"#IHBCNewcastle2026 School Bursary Awards close early as cases are \u2018persuasively argued and well-structured\u2019, and with hopes for allocation uplift for 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IHBC has closed its UK-wide bursary call for our 2026 Annual School &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk\/\">#IHBCNewcastle2026<\/a> \u2013 with \u2018submissions\u2026 persuasively argued and well-structured\u2019 securing all allocated funds earlier than anticipated, though Branch bursaries may still be available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018The IHBC continues to target its support for those most in need, most likely to benefit the sector, and most ready to make the effort to apply.&nbsp; Given the demand, we\u2019d hope to expand our bursary programme for 2027, subject to resources.&nbsp; And if you would like to help the sector, the easiest way is to donate to 0ur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources_head\/creative_conservation_fund\/index.html\">CREATIVE Conservation Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e3ecf7\"><strong>Bursaries supported by our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ihbc.org.uk\/resources_head\/creative_conservation_fund\/index.html\"><em>CREATIVE Conservation Fund<\/em><\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Helping conservation people<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-10.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"294\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46176\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e3ecf7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ihbc.wufoo.com\/forms\/k12pwdch0nhs4o5\/\"><strong>DONATE HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bob Kindred MBE IHBC\u2019s lead on our School Bursary management, said: \u2018The Institute is pleased to have been able to award bursaries to attend this year\u2019s Annual School in Newcastle in June. The submissions were persuasively argued and well-structured, with four given for the Full School and one for in-person attendance at the Day School.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Bursaries aim particularly to encourage IHBC members who have not attended an Annual School before; and the Institute hopes that for those granted places, there will be much to be gained professionally; through networking and making valuable contacts while also enjoy their time in Newcastle.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018The application process for the current year is now closed, but bursary applicants for next year\u2019s School are advised to make their applications early so as avoid potential disappointment.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on<a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk\/\">#IHBCNewcastle2026<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk\/\">IHBC Schools<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/newcastle2026.ihbc.org.uk\/\">IHBC CPD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IHBC has closed its UK-wide bursary call for our 2026 Annual School &#8211; #IHBCNewcastle2026 \u2013 with \u2018submissions\u2026 persuasively argued and well-structured\u2019 securing all allocated funds earlier than anticipated, though Branch bursaries may still be available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[569,42,282,81],"class_list":["post-46175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-ihbcnewcastle2026","tag-awards","tag-bursaries","tag-support"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46175"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46184,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46175\/revisions\/46184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}