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Epilepsy Foundation Targeted Research Initiative for Morbidity and Mortality

Application Deadline: March 21, 2012

Award Amount: up to $50,000 maximum for one year

Apply via Proposal Central website

The Targeted Research Initiative for Morbidity and Mortality supports research that generates initial data leading to more extensive projects that will generate knowledge that will ultimately improve the lives of persons with epilepsy. This initiative recognizes the need for research and new insights into these scientific areas.

The broad focus of the morbidity portion of this program includes: identification of somatic comorbidities in epilepsy that occur more than expected among controls, including but not limited to diabetes, gastrointestinal bleeding, chronic lung disease, congenital cardiac abnormalities, heart failure, and pneumonia; and associations between somatic comorbidities in epilepsy and epilepsy outcomes, including quality of life in epilepsy, seizure remission, stigma and other outcomes.

The mortality portion of the program is focused upon potentially preventable causes of death in epilepsy, such as accidents, suicide and SUDEP. Applicants are encouraged to examine risk factors for these causes of death in epilepsy; as well as interventions to decrease the presence of risk factors for these causes of death where risk factors have been identified.

Applicants may request up to $50,000 maximum for one year.

Epilepsy Foundation
8301 Professional Place
Landover, MD 20785-7223
Telephone: 1-800-332-1000
Fax: 1-301-577-2684
Email: ContactUs@efa.org

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Grants Program

AACN enthusiastically supports members of our community who seek evidence to support our bedside colleagues in ensuring safety and excellent care for patients and their families. Funds from AACN in collaboration with professional associations and industry continue to increase support for research that drives change in high acuity and critical care nursing practice.

As part of our grants program, up to nine grants are awarded annually, with awards ranging from $1,500 to $50,000. Applications are accepted annually starting September 1 with a submission deadline of November 1.

Please apply only for the grant that most closely matches your topic. Grants offered are:

AACN Impact Research Grant
Research addressing AACN Research Priorities. Two awards up to $50,000 each.

AACN-Edwards Lifesciences Nurse-driven Clinical Practice Outcomes Grant
Research studies focusing on protocol-based care. Award up to $10,000.

 AACN-Sigma Theta Tau Critical Care Grant
Available to AACN and Sigma Theta Tau members. Award up to $10,000.

AACN-Philips Medical Systems Clinical Outcomes Grant
Research on improved outcomes and system efficiencies. Three awards up to $10,000 each.

AACN Physio-Control Clinical Practice Grant
Acute myocardial infarction, resuscitation or sudden cardiac death. Award up to $1,500.

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
101 Columbia
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656-4109

AACN Website http://www.aacn.org
AACN E-mail info@aacn.org