NEW INVESTIGATOR RESEARCH GRANTS Purpose - To encourage research in the field of occupational and environmental health by new principal investigators. Funds Awarded - OTIS CLAPP ($2,000 – one award) MEDIQUE PRODUCTS ($3,000 – two awards) Eligibility Criteria - These grants allocate funds to occupational and environmental health registered nurses who are new investigators to conduct research on occupational and environmental issues. The AAOHN Research Priorities are to be used as the primary guide/reference for possible topics and will be given preference in funding. Proposals may be submitted that are in the early stages of development (prior to data collection); however, completed research projects will not be accepted for consideration. Selection Criteria - Submit a narrative document of no more than 15 double spaced pages with one inch margins in 12 point font (plus appendices) that addresses the following weighted criteria: 15% Title and purpose of project - State the overall objective(s) or specific aims and long-term goal(s) of the project. Address the relevance of the project to occupational and environmental health. 10% Significance of project – Defend why it is important to conduct this research. 5% Potential impact – Address the potential impact of research on occupational and environmental health and/or occupational and environmental health nursing. 15% Review of literature – Brief review of the literature including significance of the project. Outline the background to the proposal. Concisely state importance of the project described by relating specific aims to long-term goals. 25% Methods - Include specific measurable objectives, description of the target population and characteristics of the subjects, rationale for sample size and sampling procedure, plan to protect the research subjects’ rights, and a discussion of the design and the data collection procedures. 20% Plans for data analysis - Describe in detail how the data will be analyzed and interpreted to accomplish the aims. 10% Assumptions and limitations - Discuss potential difficulties and limitations of the study and any appropriate assumptions used in the design of the study. Required Appendices:1. Submit the following support documents for the research project: a. instrument(s) for data collection b. subjects’ consent form c. letter of approval to access data and permission to conduct project d. bibliography e. detailed budget 2. Resume Application Deadline - December 1 (postmarked)
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GLAXOSMITHKLINE RESEARCH GRANTS Purpose - To encourage research in the field of occupational and environmental health. Funds Awarded - ($10,000 – one award) Eligibility Criteria - These grants allocate funds to occupational and environmental health registered nurses to conduct a research study on occupational and environmental issues. Research projects related to immunizations/vaccines programs for workers, including but not limited, to needlestick injuries, hepatitis C screening and educational programs, etc. will be given preference in funding. Proposals may be submitted that are in the early stages of development (prior to data collection); however, completed research projects will not be accepted for consideration. Selection Criteria - Submit a narrative document of no more than 15 double spaced pages with one inch margins in 12 point font (plus appendices) that addresses the following weighted criteria: 15% Title and purpose of project - State the overall objective(s) or specific aims and long-term goal(s) of the project. Address the relevance of the project to occupational and environmental health. 10% Significance of project – Defend why it is important to conduct this research. 5% Potential impact – Address the potential impact of research on occupational and environmental health and/or occupational and environmental health nursing. 15% Review of literature – Brief review of the literature including significance of the project. Outline the background to the proposal. Concisely state importance of the project described by relating specific aims to long-term goals. 25% Methods - Include specific measurable objectives, description of the target population and characteristics of the subjects, rationale for sample size and sampling procedure, plan to protect the research subjects’ rights, and a discussion of the design and the data collection procedures. 20% Plans for data analysis - Describe in detail how the data will be analyzed and interpreted to accomplish the aims. 10% Assumptions and limitations - Discuss potential difficulties and limitations of the study and any appropriate assumptions used in the design of the study. Required Appendices:1. Submit the following support documents for the research project: a. instrument(s) for data collection b. subjects’ consent form c. letter of approval to access data and permission to conduct project d. bibliography e. detailed budget 2. Resume Application Deadline - December 1 (postmarked)
AAOHN FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANT
Purpose - To support research in the field of occupational and environmental health. Funds Awarded – ($10,000 - one award) Eligibility Criteria - This grant allocates funds to an occupational and environmental health registered nurse for competitive application of a research proposal to investigate important occupational and environmental health issues. The AAOHN Research Priorities are to be used as the primary guide/reference for possible topics and will be given preference in funding. However, newer innovative research ideas (e.g. spin-offs from priorities or novel/new topics) can be submitted for consideration. Proposals may be submitted that are in the early stages of development (prior to data collection); however, completed research projects will not be accepted for consideration. Selection Criteria – Submit a narrative document of no more than 15 double spaced pages with one inch margins in 12 point font (plus appendices) that addresses the following weighted criteria: 15% Title and purpose of project - State the overall objective(s) or specific aims and long-term goal(s) of the study. Address the relevance of the project to occupational and environmental health. 10% Significance of project - Defend why it is important to do this research based on new knowledge required or gaps to be filled. 5% Investigator’s capacity - Address investigator’s capacity to do the research and to use the research to build on something previously done or to show the capacity of the research to do something new. 15% Review of literature – Brief review of the literature including significance of the study. Outline the background to your proposal. State concisely the importance of the project described by relating the specific aims to long-term goals. 25% Methods - Include specific measurable objectives, description of the target population and characteristics of the subjects, rationale for sample size and the sampling procedure; plan to protect the research subjects’ rights (human subjects review), and a discussion of the design and the data collection procedures. 20% Plans for data analysis – Describe in detail how the data will be analyzed and interpreted to accomplish the aims. 10% Assumptions and limitations - Discuss potential difficulties and limitations of the study and any appropriate assumptions used in the concepts and design of the study. Required Appendices:1) Submit the following support documents for the research project: a. instrument(s) for data collection b. subjects’ consent form c. letter of approval to access data and permission to conduct project d. bibliography e. detailed budget 2) Resume` Application Deadline - December 1 (postmarked)
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