2014 Nursing Research Grant Program

$250,000 available in 32 awards

This reflects a 10% increase in funding from 2013

Priority for funding:

• Field of study• ANA research priorities

Selection based upon scientific merit and

• Investigator’s ability to conduct the study• Project’s potential for further research• Methodology development• Theory development• Innovation

Principal investigator (PI) must:Be a Registered NurseHave a BSN or higher Nursing degree

Beginning and experienced nurse researchers are eligible – some grants require specific experience

Master’s thesis, DNP scholarly project, or doctoral dissertation research will be considered only if project has been approved by committee

Next Cycle: Electronic Submission: Feb 1 - May 1, 2015

CANS grant 2014 will be awarded 9/1/14

IRB or institutional animal care and use committee approval required before release of funds

$100 application fee

ANA membership required

Applicant must be a current member of CANS; presentation by the researcher is expected at a CANS conference within 2 years

Can apply for multiple awards

Each application receives multiple reviews Comments are provided to applicant

Instructions and video assistance at:

www.anfonline.org

To support improving the quality of care provided in clinical settings and the integral role nurses play in

designing better care, the American Nurses Foundation will expand the program to include funding for studies of systematic, data-guided activities designed to bring about

improvement in healthcare delivery.

The Foundation will award two (2) $5,000 grants to beginning researchers and two (2) $10,000 grants to

experienced researchers, with one of each to be awarded to a clinical researcher at a Magnet facility.

New in 2014

PAST EXAMPLE

2013 CANS/ANF Awardee

Victoria Pak, PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania“Biological Mechanisms of Sleepiness Symptoms in Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease”