Health and Social Care Bursary Awards

Apply for the 2026 Health & Social Care Bursary Awards. Supporting health and social care innovation in Guernsey for over 35 years - now launching in Jersey for the first time. Your ideas could be life-changing.

Encouraging Innovation in Health & Social Care

The Intact Insurance Health & Social Care Bursary Awards, established in 1991, were created to encourage staff to put forward ideas that enhance health and social care provision across the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

In 2026, the awards are expanding for the first time to Jersey - marking an exciting new chapter in supporting innovation across the islands.

If you’re working for Health and Social Care Guernsey or Health and Care Jersey and have an idea to improve health or social care services, this is your opportunity to bring it to life. Enter the 2026 Health & Social Care Bursary Awards for the chance to secure funding for your project.

Projects of all sizes are welcome, and you can submit multiple entries - so don’t hold back in sharing your ideas.

How to enter

Step 1

Complete your Entry Form and submit it online

  • You must be employed by States of Guernsey Health & Social Care in the Bailiwick, or States of Jersey Health and Care Jersey.

  • Your project must have Line Manager and Associate Director or Head of Service approval

  • Each entry should be supported by a video submission

  • More than one project can be entered

  • Prize money is intended for community benefit and not for individual reward

  • Projects submitted in previous years can be re-entered if unsuccessful

Step 2

Create and upload your Video Submission

  • Please see the Video Submissions section of the Entry Form for full details

  • Submissions should be uploaded as soon as possible, but no later than:

    • Jersey - 21 September 2026

    • Guernsey - 30 September 2026

Schedule

Jersey

1 July - 2026 Healthcare Bursary open for entries

21 September - Closing Date for Entries

30 September- Shortlisting of Entries

14 October - Presentations and Judging of Shortlisted Entries at Peter Crill House

12 November - Presentation of Awards at The Grand Hotel

Guernsey

1 July - 2026 Healthcare Bursary open for entries

30 September - Closing Date for Entries

6 October - Shortlisting of Entries

20 October - Presentations and Judging of Shortlisted Entries at Les Cotils

18 November - Presentation of Awards at The Farmhouse Hotel

Application Form