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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars 2012 Call for Applications

Deadline: February 7, 2012, 3:00 PM EST

The goal of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program is to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty. The program aims to strengthen the academic productivity and overall excellence of nursing schools by providing mentorship, leadership training and salary and research support to young faculty.

Total Awards:

Up to 12 awards of up to $350,000 each over three years will be available in this round of funding.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Candidates must:

Be a registered nurse with a research doctorate in nursing or a related discipline.
Be a junior faculty member in an accredited school of nursing with an academic position that could lead to tenure. Junior faculty are usually at the instructor or assistant professor level.
After completing the doctorate, be in an academic position that could lead to tenure for at least two years and no more than five years at the start of the program.
Identify at least one senior leader in the school of nursing to serve as a primary (nursing) mentor for academic career planning and to provide access to organizations, programs and colleagues helpful to the candidate’s work as a scholar.
Identify at least one senior researcher in the university with similar or complementary research interests to serve as a research mentor. Scholars are encouraged to select the research mentor from a discipline outside of nursing.

Candidates must be U.S. Citizens, Resident Non-Citizen Nationals, or Resident Foreign Nationals at the time of application and must not be receiving support from other research fellowships/traineeships at the time they begin the program.

Key Dates:

December 6, 2011 (1 p.m. ET) and December 14, 2011 (11 a.m. ET)—Optional applicant informational Web conferences. Registration is required. Please visit the program’s website for complete details and to register.
February 7, 2012 (3 p.m. ET)—Deadline for receipt of applications.
Mid-April 2012—Notification of semifinalist status.
June 4–6, 2012—Semifinalist interviews with national advisory committee.
Mid-June 2012—Notification of finalists.
September 1, 2012—Appointments begin.

Contact:

Amy Rial
arial1@son.jhmi.edu
Office: (410) 502-8633

2012 Call for Nominations: Innovations in Professional Nursing Education

Deadline March 1, 2012

This award recognizes the outstanding work of American Association of Colleges of Nursing member schools to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and lead programmatic change. Innovation awards, including a monetary prize of $1,000, will be given annually in four institutional categories:

Small School

Academic Health Center (AHC)

Private School without an AHC

Public School without an AHC

Award criteria:

Schools submitting nominations were ask to show that the programmatic innovation:

Served as a catalyst for change within the curriculum and/or educational mission of the institution
Was sustained for at least one year and has achieved desired outcomes
Has the potential for replication and dissemination
Has involved teams of faculty when possible (e.g., across programs, disciplines)
Is consistent with AACN’s mission and vision
Demonstrates advancement of professional nursing education
Submitting a Nomination
Nominations must be made by submitting a letter to the chair of the AACN Membership Committee, Dr. Eleanor Howell. The nomination letter must include:

A description of the programmatic innovation, including outcomes achieved and a project title
A concise summary, not to exceed one paragraph in length
An explanation of how the award criteria were met
Institutional category of the nominee: Small School, Academic Health Center, Public School without an AHC, or Private School without an AHC
Letter should not exceed three pages, plus an optional fourth cover page, in length, single-spaced, 12 point font with one inch margins. Only one nomination per institution is permitted. Letters must be sent via email to baronson@aacn.nche.edu. Deadline to submit a nomination is Thursday, March 1, 2012.

Selection of Award Winners
All nominations will be reviewed by the AACN Membership Committee with recommendations forwarded to the full Board of Directors for a vote in July. The dean/director of the programs receiving an award will be invited to accept the honor at the Fall Semiannual Meeting in October 2012.

Contact Information

For more information, contact AACN Membership Director Beth Aronson at 202-463-6930, ext. 263 or baronson@aacn.nche.edu.