About the fund

To encourage people from underrepresented groups to enter the counselling profession, BACP are offering funding for ten bursaries to support training in counselling and psychotherapy.

There is an urgent need for structural and systemic change to create and support a skilled, competent and diverse workforce. Across different parts of society, people can experience personal barriers to accessing training, placements, supervision, therapy, services and development opportunities. These can include the cost of training, the location and availability of training centres, eligibility requirements and how services are provided, all of which have the potential to leave some parts of society unseen.

Costs of training also include more hidden costs, such as paying for supervision, personal therapy, membership fees, additional book purchases, printing costs, attending placements and insurance.

Eligibility criteria

This fund is only available to people in the categories listed below. Please do not apply if you are not in one of these.