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Research: 2023 Funding Opportunity for NP Research open

Posted about 1 year ago by Jean Aertker, DNP, APRN, FAANP

Call for Submissions:
Nurse Practitioner History Research Scholar Award
The Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry invites applications for the Nurse Practitioner
History Research Scholar Award for 2023.

This award is intended for researchers who are
 pursuing topics related to the history of nurse practitioners, the category of advanced practice
 nurse first introduced in the United States in the 19606s. The award provides up to $5,000 of support to doctoral students, faculty, and independent researchers. Its goal is to advance
historical scholarship on nurse practitioners and disseminate it to an international audience.


The deadline for proposals is June 1, 2023, with the intention that the recipient use the award the following academic year.

Eligibility: Any student pursuing a DNP or PhD, or an established scholar. This award is not limited to nursing scholars; other historians of medicine and health care are encouraged to apply.


Applicants must provide a full research proposal, including:
o A concise statement of the research they wish to conduct
o A narrative describing the project, within the context of the present state of historical knowledge, including background, sources and appropriate citations o Identification of resources to be used
o An itemized budget detailing how the funds will be used
o A current CV

Send proposals and supporting materials to: Dominique Tobbell, PhD, Director of the Bjoring Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry at the University of Virginia, at dtobbell@virginia.edu. Notification of award will be made by July 1, 2023.

The recipient must agree to provide a research report upon completion of the project, plus a letter of thanks for the donor who funded this award.
For more information, visit the Bjoring History Center website:  Interested?? 
https://www.nursing.virginia.edu/nursing-history/fellowship/