MRS Foundation course and Certificate of Market Research

 

MRBA Skills foundation and certificate is an education bursary scheme designed to provide financial support to help UK market and social researchers develop their research skills to enhance their careers.

As a needs-based organisation, MRBA has to ensure that recipients of the Skills funding really need support and will benefit from our assistance.

Our latest round of Skills bursary is to support individuals wishing to study the MRS Foundation course in market research and sitting the MRS Certificate in market research. This bursary covers the cost of undertaking both the Foundation and Certificate.

The MRBA is looking to help up to 20 individuals in the industry per annum by funding the MRS Foundation course and Certificate of market research. You might be someone new to market research working for an agency, or a research supplier, or an organisation that buys market research; or someone wishing to carry out small-scale research to support your business; or a field or telephone worker wishing to further their your understanding of the market research industry.

There are criteria in place to ensure that only individuals who cannot afford the funding themselves, or whose employer does not have sufficient budget to fully fund the training, will receive Skills Funding. Only the first 20 qualifying applicants per annum will receive the MRBA Skills funding for the Foundation in market research and the MRS Certificate in market research.

 

Click here to find out more specific information about the Foundation course and Certificate of Market Research

There are two steps in applying for MRBA Bursary Funding:

STEP 1:  Are you eligible for MRBA Skills Foundation and MRS Certificate funding?

First of all, you must have worked for at least 3 months continuously in the UK market or social research sector within the past three years?

Next, one of the following criteria must apply.

Criteria
I am currently an employee, fieldworker or intern in a UK market or social research agency/supplier which has an annual turnover of less than £2 million and my annual earnings are < £25,000
I am currently an employee, fieldworker, or intern of a UK client-side research team/buyer whose annual research & insight spend is less than £200,000 my annual earnings are < £25,000
I am currently a UK freelance researcher or contractor with an annual income of less than £30,000
I am currently an unemployed UK researcher seeking a new role in the UK market and social research sector.

 

Sadly, if NONE of the above statements describe your current research employment status, then you will NOT be eligible for MRBA Skills funding, sorry!

Please see the application form for the required documents, your need for a personal statement and your commitment to completing the course with in within a 6-month period.

 

STEP 2: Fill out and send the application form to mrba_skills@mrba.org.uk

Download the application form: 

MRBA Skills Foundation Application form – Dec 2024 v2

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What happens next?

Once you have submitted your application and emailed it to us, it will be reviewed in complete confidence by the MRBA Skills committee. You will then receive an email confirming the outcome of your application as soon as possible. Please note that once the annual 20 bursaries have been awarded, funding will not be available until the following year

MRBA decisions are final. Funding will be made directly with the MRS, and you will be notified when this has taken place.

Questions may be sent to: mrba_skills@mrba.org.uk

Please note our standard terms and conditions apply – https://mrba.org.uk/terms-conditions/

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