Grants>Scholarships

Bone Marrow Transplant Career Development Awards

Award: Four $2,000 awards

Purpose: To support registered nurse working in bone marrow transplantation by providing financial assistance to attend a continuing education program(s) that will further the nurses' professional goals as they related to transplant nursing. This award cannot be used for tuition in an academic program.

Selection Criteria:

• Currently employed as a registered nurse working in bone marrow transplantation with a minimum of 75% time devoted to patient care, or in the position of nurse manager, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist with BMT patient population or a BMT coordinator.

• Two or more years in BMT nursing practice prior to application due date.

• Cannot be used for ONS Congress or ONS Connections conferences or for education programs/courses that lead to an academic degree.

Application deadline: 6/15/2014

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Doctoral Scholarships

All awards, grants and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

PURPOSE:

To provide scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a research doctoral degree (PhD or DNSc) or clinical doctoral degree (DNP).

SCHOLARSHIP:

Doctoral scholarships awarded at $3,000 and $5,000 annually.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The candidate must be currently enrolled in (or applying to) a PhD, DNSc or DNP nursing degree program for the 2014-2015 academic year.

2. The candidate must have a current license to practice as a registered nurse and must have an interest in and commitment to oncology nursing.

3. Two professional letters of support are required. One of these letters must address the applicant's ability to perform doctoral level work.

4. At the end of each year of scholarship participation, the nurse shall submit a summary describing the education activities in which he/she participated.

NOTE: An individual cannot receive this award more than one time

REQUIREMENTS:

Submit $5 application fee (through ONS eSource)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1, 2014

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Master's Scholarships

All awards, grants and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

Supported by the ONS Foundation and Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation

PURPOSE:

To provide scholarships to registered nurses who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing to continue their education by pursuing a master's degree in nursing.

SCHOLARSHIP:

Masters degree scholarships are awarded annually at $3,000 each.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. The candidate must be currently enrolled in (or applying to) a masters nursing degree at an NLN or CCNE accredited School of Nursing and enrolled in the 2014-2015 academic year.

2. The candidate must have a current license to practice as a registered nurse and must have an interest in and commitment to oncology nursing.

3. Upon completion of degree, the nurse shall submit a summary describing the education activities in which he/she participated.

NOTE: An individual cannot receive this award more than one time.

REQUIREMENTS:

Submit $5 application fee (made through ONS eSource)

APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 1, 2014

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Bachelor's Scholarships

All awards, grants and scholarships are tentative and subject to change based on funding availability.

Supported by the ONS Foundation, Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation and Oncology Practice Alliance, Inc.

Purpose: To provide scholarships to individuals who are interested in and committed to oncology nursing and pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing.

Scholarship:

• The candidate must be enrolled for their senior year of a bachelor of nursing degree program at an NLN or CCNE accredited School of Nursing in the 2014-2015 academic year.

• Bachelor's scholarships awarded annually at $2,000 each

• Scholarships are available to individuals who are pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing, do not currently hold an RN license and do not have a college degree

Note: An individual cannot receive this award more than one time.

Application Deadline: February 1, 2014

Required: Submit $5 application fee made payable to ONS Foundation through ONS eSource

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation Young Investigator Scholarships for the 14th International Conference on Alzheimer's  Drug Discovery

Ten ADDF Young Investigator Scholarships will be presented.  Each of these 10 scholarships provides:

A single registration to attend the conference

Opportunity to present a poster at the conference

Name recognition in the program and on the conference website    

Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the 14th International Conference on Alzheimer's Drug Discovery to receive the award. 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The applicant must be a graduate student or a postdoctoral fellow. Postdoctoral applicants should have no more than four years of postdoctoral training including postdoctoral training at other institutions.  Physician-scientists are eligible to apply.  The program has no geographic restrictions.  Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.

DEADLINE

All applications must be submitted by July 19, 2013.  Winners will be announced via email. 

APPLICATION

The following materials must be submitted for consideration by the ADDF’s Young Investigator Scholarship Review Committee:

Application Form (sumbitted online)

Current curriculum vitae that includes a list of publications (by email to sclassen@alzdiscovery.org)

Short Bowel Syndrome Foundation Gutsy Grant Award

Short Bowel Foundation is pleased to grant twelve (12) $500.00 scholarships.

The purpose of our grants is to provide support to individuals, who live with Short Bowel Syndrome, who have been diagnosed with or treated for a chronic/life threatening disease.

The deadline to return your complete application packet is December 24, 2013.

To be eligible, an applicant must satisfy the below requirements in full:

--Applicant must have been diagnosed with Short Bowel Syndrome at some point in their life.

-- Must have been diagnosed with and/or been actively treated for a chronic or life threatening disease

-- Applicant must write an essay on how their diagnosis has impacted their lives and their future goals. (1000 word maximum)

-- Applicant must submit a letter of recommendation from their Treating Gastroenterologist/Surgeon/or Primary Care Physician.

If you have a previous letter of recommendation that states the patient lives with SBS we will

also accept that letter as well.

-- Applicant must provide one letter of recommendation from non-related persons (examples: other SBS families,
teachers, coaches, community leaders). Reference must include their name, address and phone number within the letter.

Scholarship Amount is $500.00

The award is awarded in full directly to the Patient (if 18 or older).

If the patient is a minor (under 18) the check will be made out to the Legal Guardian of the Child.

International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation International Traveling Scholarships

The ISHLT will fund a minimum of ten International Traveling Scholarships annually. These awards are open to any member of the Society, in any country. They represent a unique opportunity for garnering fresh ideas and collaborative work across the globe. There are two submission dates annually: August 1 and December 1. Applicants will be informed of the decision within 1 month of the application deadline.

Applications are now being accepted for the August 1, 2013 deadline.

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact Phyllis Glenn at phyllis.glenn@ishlt.org.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and techniques regarding heart and lung transplantation and the treatment of end stage heart and lung failure and to build relationships between individuals, institutions, and countries. The Scholarships may be used to learn new techniques in the clinic, operating room, or laboratory or just to experience first-hand how others deal with challenging problems.

Each award will be in a amount of up to $6,000. ALL members of the Society are eligible to apply for a Scholarship.

It is anticipated that each Scholarship will be for up to one month, however no absolute time is stipulated. Visits of less than 2 weeks will not be funded. The funding may be used for travel, accommodation, and/or subsistence for the recipient, with a maximum of $100 per day for food and accommodations. The funding may not be used to cover other costs, such as accompanying family members or salary, nor to cover any associated costs borne by the recipient's home institution, such as for the back-filling of clinical duties or for indirect costs/institutional overhead.

Eligibility Requirements

The applicant or the applicant's department head at either the home or host institution must be a member of the ISHLT in good standing at the time of application, and the award recipient must be a member of ISHLT prior to funding.

The applicant cannot be in a temporary position (<1 year). The goal of the award is to facilitate the international interchange of knowledge and experience. Therefore priority will be given to trans-national and international interchange.

Funding Stipulations/Award Policies

The funded visit must begin within 6 months of notification that the recipient has been selected to receive the award.

Award funding will be provided no more than 30 days prior to the initial date of travel.

The duration of the visit for which funds will be used may not be less than two weeks. The funds must be used for the purpose described in the application and may not be used to supplement other funding received for the same purpose.

A report detailing the funded experience and what was accomplished and learned must be submitted in writing to ISHLT within two months of the conclusion of the visit. ISHLT may choose to publish the report in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, the ISHLT LINKS newsletter, or on the ISHLT website.

ISHLT must be acknowledged as a funding source in all publications and presentations derived from the Scholarship via the following statement, "This work was supported by a travelling award from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation." Copies of any such publications must be submitted to the ISHLT Headquarters office.

An accounting of how the funds were used must be provided to ISHLT within 2 months of the conclusion of the visit. Unused funds must be returned to ISHLT.

Funding will be made to the recipient's home institution. No payments will be made directly to the recipient.

The award recipient and the award recipient's home and host institutions agree that the funds will be expended for the purpose(s) described in the application, that there is no duplicate funding for these purposes, and that no portion of the award will be used to pay for indirect costs or institutional overhead.

No individual may receive more than one award per year.

OrthoPediatrics Travel Scholarships to the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine 67th Annual Meeting

The OrthoPediatrics Travel Scholarships to the AACPDM 67th Annual Meeting are designed to allow six residents/fellows in training or medical professionals early in their career to attend our Annual Meeting who would not otherwise be able to attend.  The scholarship is open to: Residents/Fellows in training, Physicians in their first year of practice, and Allied Health Professionals (nurses, physical, occupational, speech, and recreational therapists).

Scholarship winners receive

Complimentary basic registration to the Annual Meeting

Complimentary Instructional Courses

Valuable networking opportunities

Opportunity to learn from multi-disciplinary experts in the field of childhood-onset disabilities

Reimbursement of travel, hotel and food expenses up to $1,500

Eligibility

Applicants must be working in the field of treating patients with cerebral palsy and other childhood onset disabilities, but need not hold a doctoral level degree.

Applicants must be training or practicing in the United States.

Applicants must not have received an AACPDM Student Scholarship in 2011, 2012 or 2013.  Applicants for the 2013 Student Scholarship may apply for the OrthoPediatrics Travel Scholarship, but cannot be awarded both scholarships.

Application Submission Process

Applicants must submit a Request for Support letter, explaining their need for a scholarship and how they would benefit from receiving a scholarship. The letter should include their role in treating patients with cerebral palsy and other childhood-onset disabilities.

Residents/Fellows in training will need a support letter from their educational institution. Physicians in their first year of practice and allied health professionals will need a support letter from their supervisor.

Both letters must be submitted in a single PDF file to scholarship@aacpdm.org by June 30th, 2013.

Selection

The AACPDM Membership Committee will review the applications and award three scholarships to surgical resident/trainees and three scholarships to non-surgical practitioners (early career), based on the following criteria:

Academic and clinical strengths and interests

Ability to implement knowledge obtained into current practice and disseminate it across a wide spectrum of individuals

Financial need

Inclusion of support letter

Submission of abstract for poster or platform presentation

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery Medical Student Travel Grant

 The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery’s purpose of existence is to promote, encourage, foster and advance the art and science of microsurgical and other complex reconstructions.  To do this the organization has established a forum for teaching, research and free discussion of reconstructive microsurgical methods and principles.  Yearly, the ASRM holds a scientific annual meeting which has a longstanding tradition of presenting cutting edge topics in microsurgery, panel discussions and breakout courses applicable to the clinician as well as the researcher.

The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery is committed to investing in the future of microsurgery.  Therefore, the ASRM has implemented a scholarship program to assist medical students that want to attend the annual meeting.  To qualify medical students must:

be a medical student at the time of the meeting

not be presenting during the meeting

have a letter of support from their Program Director

be granted time away from rotation to attend meeting

This scholarship covers the costs associated with meeting registration, 3 night’s hotel lodging at the host hotel and $500 towards travel expenses.  Additional expenses are the responsibility of the student or institution.  

Applications Due: October 15th

Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board Certification Scholarship

Submission Deadline:  January 1, 2014

This award encourages nurses to seek and retain certification in orthopaedics. The ONC credential recognizes knowledge in the specialty practice of musculoskeletal nursing.

Blinding the Application

All awards undergo blind review.  Candidates must remove all identifying information from the application form and all accompanying documentation to ensure anonymity and fairness.  An original of the application and supporting documents must be sent with three (3) blinded photocopies.  A self-addressed, stamped postcard for acknowledging receipt of your application must also be enclosed with your submission.  The ONCB recommends that applicants retain a copy of submitted materials.

Submission Deadline

Applications must be received at the ONCB office by January 1, 2014, to be considered for the award.  Submissions received after the deadline will not receive consideration.  The ONCB recommends that applications be sent via registered or certified mail.  The ONCB is not responsible for non-performance on the part of the mail.  No faxed copies will be accepted.

Scoring of Awards

Each award application will receive an identification number when received at the ONCB office.  The application will then receive blind review based on an objective point system.  It will be scored by ONCB members in conjunction with other appropriate reviewers.

Incomplete Applications

Incomplete submissions and applications will not be considered.

Questions can be directed to the ONCB office (888-561-6622).