The Sarah Buckley Student Grant is a unique award scheme exclusively for students training to become Speech and Language Therapists.
Every year, Sarah Buckley Therapies awards three students grants of £500 each, as well as opportunities and support throughout their time at university.
We select the successful applicants based on the following criteria:
- They have excellent written communication skills to convey their ideas and points of view
- Their professional principles and approach resonate with those of Sarah Buckley Therapies
- They have a commitment to continuing professional development
2018-19 recipient Megan Pickering found her grant to be life-changing and 2019-20 grant recipient Lucy May joined us in September 2020!
A new name in 2024: The Sarah Buckley Student Grant Scheme
Sarah Buckley (1976-2024)
Sarah Buckley founded Sarah Buckley Therapies in 2010 to offer the best therapy to the most children possible. We are an independent speech and language therapy practice based in south-east London working in primary and secondary schools to support children and young people with speech, language and communication needs.
As a team, we have a long history of working with Speech and Language Therapy students and firmly believe in the skills and knowledge of graduating therapists. We see our profession as a lifelong learning journey, and we support and encourage therapists in their clinical development.
Having experienced financial difficulties herself during her training, SBT’s founder Sarah Buckley started the Sarah Buckley Therapies Student Grant Scheme in 2017 to help Speech and Language Therapy students pursue and excel at their studies.
Sadly, Sarah passed away last year, so to honour her legacy and to continue her mission, we have renamed the scheme The Sarah Buckley Student Grant Scheme.
