Funding opportunities are advertised on our research awards and grants听webpage and other appropriate media.

奥别鈥檝别 recently convened an independent Grants Peer Review Panel to make all recommendations for funding decisions. Prior to 2023, we convened independent peer review panels to assess individual grants on a case-by-case basis. You can read more about these below.听

In general, our processes for peer review are as follows:

The peer review process

  1. applications听are听checked for eligibility by BACP research and finance staff
  2. applications are听considered by听a听Peer Review Panel
  3. we conduct interviews if the panel considers听it appropriate
  4. recommended applications are forwarded to the BACP Research Committee for approval

Assessment criteria

While every funding scheme will have its own set of specific criteria, we assess all applications broadly in terms of:听

  • research excellence
  • relevance to counselling and psychotherapy practice
  • skills and abilities of the applicant and team
  • cost justification
  • outcomes and impact听

Grants Peer Review Panel (for all funding decisions from 2023 onwards)

Our Grants Peer Review Panel, established in 2023, is made up of people with lived experience of using, or caring for someone who has used, counselling, psychotherapy or coaching services. Academics within the field of counselling, psychotherapy and coaching research, those with prior experience of receiving grants themselves or experience of sitting on peer review panels for mental health research more broadly are part of our panel.听

Our Grants Peer Review Panel are:

Dr Chijioke Obasi
Dr Faith Martin
Dr Peter Martin
Jennifer Bostock, person with lived experience
Kamil Sterniczuk, person with lived experience
Olivia, person with lived experience
Professor Divine Charura
Professor Ladislav Timulak
Professor Naomi Moller
Professor Olivia Sagan
Professor Peter Bower

Peer Review Panels before 2023

Our听recent peer reviewers:听

2020 Older People PhD Studentship听

Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield (University of Strathclyde)听
Dr Sofie Bager-Charleson (Metanoia Institute)听
Dr听Liddy Carver听(Counsellor in private practice)听
Professor Naomi Moller (Open University)听

Award Winner: Rachel Evenden听

2019听CYP听PhD Studentship听

Dr Sofie Bager-Charleson (Metanoia Institute)
Dr Liddy Carver (Counsellor in private practice)
Professor Mick Cooper (University of Roehampton)听

Additional interviewers:听
Dr Edith Steffen听(University of Roehampton)
Dr John Roe听(University of Roehampton)听

Award Winner:听Helen Raynham听

2018 PhD Studentship x 2听

Dr Sofie Bager-Charleson (Metanoia Institute)
Dr听Liddy Carver听(Counsellor in private practice)
Dr听Naomi Moller (Open University)
Dr Terry Hanley (University of Manchester)听

Award Winners:听Rinda Haake and Jennifer Holland听

2017听PhD Studentship x 2听

Professor Sophie-Grace Chappell (Open University)
Myira听Kahn听(Counsellor in private practice)
Professor Roz Shafran (University College London)
Dr听Naomi Moller (Open University)听

Award Winners:听Mary Atito听and听Antonella Cirasola听

Please contact BACP

For further information, please contact听research@bacp.co.uk听

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