Research Fund

One of BABCP’s aims is to uphold the integrity of CBT, and a way to do this is through supporting CBT-related research.

BABCP members can now apply for a grant of up to £40,000, in order to fund a research project over a maximum of two years.

This grant can be used for research costs (e.g., materials, license fees for software, vouchers to incentivise participation in interviews, etc.) and/or staffing costs (for example to backfill a clinical post or funding for a research assistant).

All proposed costs must be itemised and justified in the application. As part of the selection process, the Research Fund committee will consider the quality of the research (e.g., design, methodological rigour, feasibility, track record of the applicant/team), the potential future impact of the research, and whether the proposal offers good value for money.

The Research Fund Committee will prioritise research into low intensity interventions, although it will consider other research opportunities.

Eligibility criteria

• The lead applicant must be a BABCP member (for at least one year) and can be an academic or a practising clinician
• Clinicians without an academic position or honorary university affiliation must have an academic mentor who is a co-applicant on the grant (and must be a BABCP member for at least one year)
• To apply for funding to support a PhD (or any other higher degrees), a supervisor will need to be a co-applicant
• The research proposal should be consistent with the aims of the Association. The subject must therefore be to promote the theory and/or practice of behavioural and cognitive psychotherapies.

Terms and conditions for the award

• Successful applicants will be required to summarise their research progress in the BABCP Annual Report, and present their research at a future BABCP Conference
• Successful applicants will be required to acknowledge funding by BABCP in publications arising out of the research

How to apply

Applicants should provide a research proposal (maximum four pages A4) structured in the following way:

1. Title of the proposal
2. Applicant(s), job title, qualifications and contact details
3. Research plan (Background & rationale, Objectives, Design, Data collection procedures, Analysis)
4. Costs and justification
5. Statement of alignment to BABCP aims
6. References

Applications should be emailed to babcp@babcp.com by no later than 9am on 1 March 2025.

The CV of the applicant and any academic mentor or PhD supervisor should be included.

All applications will be sent for peer review and then discussed by the Research Fund Committee, which will choose the award(s). All decisions are final.

David Veale, Chair, BABCP Research Fund Committee