ISPEP announces bursary program for patient organisations and patient advocacy groups

Dear ISPEP Members,

We are excited to announce the launch of a new pilot initiative offering free ISPEP

memberships to select Patient Organisations (POs) and Patient Advocacy Groups (PAGs). This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to collaboration and empowering the patient engagement community.

There will be 10 bursaries available; 5 are from member nominations, 5 are from direct submissions. We will be asking for three pieces of content/ideas to be made to the ISPEP community hub as part of the awarded bursary.

This initiative showcases ISPEP’s dedication to building a strong, inclusive community of

patient engagement professionals. By inviting POs and PAGs to actively contribute to our Hub, we aim to amplify the patient voice while enriching the resources available to our members.

We believe this pilot will strengthen ISPEP’s impact, create a deeper collaboration across all stakeholders representing PEPs, and help us refine our processes for engaging POs/PAGs in meaningful ways for building measurable impact in medicines development.

Next Steps: choose one of two entry routes

1. Nomination of a group by Members

   
   

   Start nominating POs and PAGs today by emailing contact@ispephub.org marking your email PO Bursary Membership

   
   

2. Direct submission by a PO/PAG

   
   

   Submit directly via the Hub in the 'Get in Touch' section: https://www.ispephub.org/get-in-touch

   
   

Submit your application together with your ideas for three high-quality

content contributions to add to the ISPEP community.

Thank you for your continued support in making ISPEP the leading society for patient

engagement professionals. We are excited to embark on this initiative and look forward to working closely with our new PO/PAG members.

Emma Sutcliffe and Alexandra Charge