Call for grants

Minority Nurse Newsletter, Fall, 2003

Deadline: October 1, 2003.

Sigma Theta Tau International/American Association of Critical Care Nurses Grant the grant's purpose is to encourage qualified nurses to contribute to the advancement of nursing through critical care nursing practice research. Funds for this grant are provided jointly by the AACN and Sigma Theta Tau International. Eligibility Criteria: registered nurse with current license, earned Master's degree, grant proposals must be relevant to critical care nursing practice. One grant is awarded each year. Maximum funding is $10,000. Funding date is January 15th, 2004. For an application please contact: AACN, Department of Research, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-1491. Phone: 800.899.2226 or 949.362.2000 Fax: 949.362.2020 Web site: www.aacn.org/

Deadline: Oct 1, 2003

Sigma Theta Tau International/American Association of Diabetes Educators Grant encourages qualified nurses to contribute to the enhancement and availability of quality diabetes education and care through nursing research. Funds for this grant are provided jointly by AADE and Sigma Theta Tan International. Eligibility Criteria: principal investigator must be a registered nurse with current license, earned Master's degree, team members may be from other disciplines, ability to complete project within one year of funding date, preference will be given to Sigma Theta Tan International members, other qualifications being equal. Grants available: 1 per year. Funding: $6,000 (max). Deadline: Oct 1, 2003. Funding date: Jan, 2004. For an application please contact: AADE Foundation Grants, 100 West Monroe Street, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: 312.424.2426 Fax: 312.424.2427 www.aadenet.org/AADEFoundation/Grants/ sigma.html

Deadline: Nov 1, 2003

Sigma Theta Tau International/Oncology Nursing Society Grant is designed To stimulate clinically related oncology nursing research. Funds for this grant are provided jointly by ONS and Sigma Theta Tan International. Eligibility Criteria: Registered nurse with current license actively involved in some aspect of cancer patient care, education or research and have an earned Master's degree. Preference will be given to Sigma Theta Tau International members, other qualifications being equal. Funding date: May, 2004.

DEADLINE for application is generally September 1 each year

ACOG-ORTHO Fellowship in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Ortho Pharmaceutical Corporation jointly sponsor two $5000.00 fellowships in the History of American Obstetrics and Gynecology each year. ACOG members and other qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. The recipients of the fellowships spend one month in the Washington DC area working full-time to complete their specific historical research project. Although the fellowships will be based in the ACOG History Library, the fellows are encouraged to use other national, historical, and medical collections in the Washington DC area. The results of this research must be disseminated through either publication or presentation at a professional meeting. Applications and further information about the fellowship can be obtained by contacting: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 409 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2588, (202)863-2578 or (202)863-2518 (202)484-1595 (fax)

National Library of Medicine--Publication Grant Program--The National Library of Medicine (NLM) awards small grants, for up to three years, to provide short-term assistance for the preparation of book-length manuscripts. Contact: Milton Corn, MD, Director, Division of Extramural Programs, National Library of Medicine, Rockledge 1, Suite 301, 6705 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 Phone: (301) 496-4621 Fax: (301) 402-2952 Email: cornm@nlm.nih.gov

Deadline: February 2, 2004

The Bowen-Brooks Fellowship for Advanced Studies at Oxford University works to enable a recipient to spend one year in Oxford, England in pursuit of advanced health care studies, a stipend of $50,000 will be offered. The recipient will attend courses, observe patient care, and learn the principles of evidence-based health care research and how to incorporate this approach into the day-to-day decision making in clinical, scientific and administrative health care settings. The program is in affiliation with the Oxford University Programme in Evidence-Based Health Care, Green College, and the John Radcliffe Hospital. The next fellowship award will be given in 2004. Deadline for applications: February 2, 2004 Contact: (212)822-7204 or bowen-brooks @ nyam.org

Deadlines: January 15 and July 1

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses issued a call for their Clinical Inquiry Grants with multiple awards of $500 up to $5,000/year awarded. The clinical inquiry fund provides small awards up to $500.00 to qualified individuals carrying out clinical research projects that directly benefit patients and/or families. Interdisciplinary projects are especially invited. Funds may be awarded for new projects, projects in progress, and projects required for an academic degree as long as all other project criteria are met. The funds may be used to cover direct project expenses, such as printed materials, small equipment, supplies including computer software. They may not be used to pay for salaries, institutional overhead nor augment funding from formal large grants. Application deadlines: January 15 and July 1. For more information, contact: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, 101 Columbia, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109. Call: 1-800-899-2226 or 949-362-2000 Fax: 949-362-2020 Email: info@aacn.org