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.

Entry form

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

Guidelines

Please submit a short video that sums up your project. The quality of the submission will not affect your project, but should sum up your objectives and ethos, in a way that best reflects your project.

Entries should be:

Clearly labelled with the project name
Filmed on mobile phones or digital cameras
No more than 1 - 2 minutes in length
Supplied in MPEG-4 format - the default setting on your phone. Additional or supporting footage or photography may also be submitted if you wish.

Video Submissions

All entries should be supported by a short video submission. The videos will be referred to by the judging panel for the purpose of shortlisting. The quality of the submission will not affect your project, but should sum up your vision in a way that is best for you.

Video submissions should include the following:

A description of your project.
How is your project going to contribute towards the health & social care provision in Jersey or the Bailiwick of Guernsey?
If you were to be successful, how would your prize money be used?

How to submit your video

Once you have submitted your Entry Form, you will be sent a private link to upload your video via Dropbox, please upload your video no later than:

Jersey - 21 September 2026
Guernsey - 30 September 2026

For more information or advice please call Michelle Steele on 01481 707561 or email michelle.c.steele@intactinsurance.co.uk

Application Form Name Email Telephone (Home) Telephone (Mobile) Line Manager Telephone (Work) Job Title Island

Project Name

Project Description

Please summarise your proposal in no more than 250 words

Benefits to Health and Social Care and service users

If you were to receive the winning prize of £3000 how would you spend it?

If you were to receive the runners-up prize of £1500 how would you spend it?

Could this application be funded through any other means?

How will you evaluate the success of your project?