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Emergency Nurses Association Foundation Academic Scholarship Program

The application deadline for all academic scholarships is June 1, 2013.

Over the past 21 years, the ENA Foundation has awarded over $2 million dollars in support of its mission to provide educational scholarships and research grants in the discipline of emergency nurses. These scholarships and grants are made possible due to the generous support from individuals, ENA members, state councils, local chapters, industry and friends of emergency nursing.

ENA Foundation academic scholarships offered are intended for licensed nurses who are current members of the Emergency Nurses Association. There are a minimum number of scholarships offered for non-RN applicants with specific eligibility requirements.

For additional information about the ENA Foundation, please e-mail foundation@ena.org or contact a member of the Development Department at 847-460-4100. 

Society for Health Systems Scholarship

Available to undergraduate students enrolled full-time in any school in the United States and its territories, Canada and Mexico, provided: (1) the school’s industrial engineering program or equivalent is accredited by an agency or organization recognized by IIE; and (2) the student is pursuing a course of study in industrial engineering and operations research with a definite interest in the area of healthcare. The amount of the scholarship is $1,000. Recipient will also receive complimentary registration to the SHS annual conference ($145 value) and a travel stipend ($350). A candidate for this award must:

Be an active Society for Health Systems student member.

Have an overall point-hour average of 3.00 on a scale of 0 - 4.00.

Be enrolled full-time, as defined by the student's university.

Students may not apply directly for the scholarship. They must be nominated by IE department heads, IIE student chapter advisors, IE faculty or by SHS board members, SHS diplomates or SHS senior members. Applications must be received at IIE headquarters on or before Dec. 1 and include:

A transcript and resume or CV including statement of career objective.

Three letters of recommendation reinforcing applicant's contributions to the industrial engineering profession in healthcare.

Statement of Interest in Healthcare describing candidate's contributions to, or experience in, industrial engineering in healthcare.

A three- to five-page original essay supporting the theme "IEs in Healthcare: Improving Processes in Healthcare."

Conference Scholar and American Music Therapy Association Past Presidents' Conference Scholar Awards

Conference Scholar awards are designed to help support AMTA members cover the cost of attending the AMTA annual conference.  Conference Scholar monies are donated by AMTA, while Past Presidents' Conference Scholar monies are thanks to generous donations by former presidents of national music therapy organizations.  Conference Scholar awardees are chosen from the same pool of applicants, so if you apply for the conference scholar program, your application will be considered for both categories (i.e., you do not need to submit two applications).

The AMTA Conference scholar will receive:  $500 cash for conference expenses at the upcoming AMTA National Conference, free conference registration, and free participation in CMTE courses and Institutes.

Award: Up to five (5) scholars will be selected.

Requirements: The application narrative should be a maximum of one (1) page. Statement of need and potential professional development should be addressed within your narrative. (Your narrative should be submitted for blind review)

Application Deadline: All entries for the 2013 conference must be received by 6:00 pm EST July 19, 2013 without exception.

AMTA Student Conference Scholar

The AMTA Student Conference scholar will receive:  $250 cash for conference expenses at the upcoming AMTA National Conference, free conference registration, and free participation in CMTE courses and Institutes.

Award: Two (2) scholars will be selected.

Requirements: The application narrative should be a maximum of one (1) page. Statement of need and potential development should be addressed within your narrative. (Your narrative should be submitted for blind review)

Application Deadline: All entries for the 2013 conference must be received by 6:00 pm EST July 19, 2013 without exception.

Anne Emery Kyllo Professional Scholarship

The Anne Emery Kyllo Professional Scholarship of the American Music Therapy Association has been established in Anne's memory by the Emery and Kyllo families through The Denver Foundation to support professional music therapists in their efforts to expand their training and professional interactions through participation in continuing education opportunities

Award:  Three (3) cash scholarships of $500 each will be awarded annually for use towards CMTE credits.

The award may be used for national and/or regional conferences, CMTE (continuing music therapy education) courses, and/or other continuing education courses that meet the Educational Activity guidelines as established by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT). CBMT guidelines state that educational activities must be at least five contact hours in duration, and must relate to the CBMT Examination Content Outline, as published in the CBMT Recertification Manual. The award may not be used for undergraduate coursework. The award may be used for post-undergraduate coursework as it relates to the clinical practice of music therapy. The award is for one calendar year. All funds must be used within 12 months of the award. If not used, the balance must be returned to AMTA. A final written report is required and must be submitted to AMTA within 30 days of the end of the award period. The report will include a summary of the continuing education activities, the impact these activities made on the recipient's career and clients, and a financial accounting of the award funds.  Award winners may not reapply for a period of 5 years. AMTA Executive Board members, review committee members, and AMTA National Office staff are not eligible to apply.

Requirements: The application narrative should be a maximum of two (2) pages. Statement of need, potential professional development and client impact, and strength/appropriateness of continuing education goals and opportunities should be included.

Application Deadline: All entries must be received by 6:00 pm EST June 28, 2013 without exception.

Physicians of Tomorrow Awards

The AMA Foundation has made it a priority to assist medical students in handling the rising cost of medical education. The Physicians of Tomorrow Awards were created in 2004 to provide financial assistance to medical students facing spiraling medical school debt. On average, medical students in the U.S. graduate with a debt load of nearly $162,000. A large debt burden may deter many from practicing in underserved areas of the country or practicing primary care medicine. To date, over 1 million has been granted to exceptional medical students across the nation.

Physicians of Tomorrow Award Eligibility

These $10,000 scholarships reward current third-year medical students/individuals who are approaching their final year of medical school. At least two different scholarships, funded by various organizations, will be awarded in 2013. The number of recipients is determined after all applications have been received.  Typically, 8-12 recipients in total are selected. Each medical school can nominate one person for each of the different scholarship opportunities (2 nominees in total).  Each scholarship category takes into consideration academic excellence and financial need.

Each $10,000 scholarship is based on different eligibility requirements.

•Physicians of Tomorrow Award: Selection is based on academic excellence and financial need.

•Physicians of Tomorrow Award, supported by the Johnson F. Hammond, MD, Fund: Selection is based on a commitment to a career in medical journalism.

Additionally, medical schools in the state of Oklahoma may submit 2 additional nominees for the following scholarship opportunity:

•Physicians of Tomorrow Award, supported by the Dr. Lin and Minta Hill Alexander Fund:  The recipient of this scholarship must currently attend medical school in that state of Oklahoma.  Selection is based on academic excellence and financial need.  Contact your medical school if you are interested in being nominated for the Physicians of Tomorrow Awards. They will be able to provide you with the application form as well as inform you of other required materials such as letters of recommendation, transcript/scores and a personal statement.

Nominations  materials due: May 29, 2013

ONS Connections: Advancing Care through Science Conference Scholarship

PURPOSE: To increase the knowledge of nurses interested in oncology

SCHOLARSHIP: Each scholarship recipient will receive an educational scholarship up to $1,200 to apply toward their ONS Connections Conference expenses including travel to and from the conference and per diem conference expenses*. The conference registration fee will be automatically deducted from the grant prior to payment. Individuals living or working within a 50 mile radius of the conference location are eligible to receive the conference registration fee only. The conference registration fee will be paid directly to ONS.

*Expenses not covered include gifts, entertainment and dry cleaning/laundry.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1.The applicant must be a registered nurse involved in cancer nursing.

2.The applicant must be able to attend the Conference, specific for the scholarship, in its entirety.

3.Applicants must be willing to participate in conference follow-up questionnaire.

NOTES:

•Paid presenters at this conference are not eligible to receive this scholarship.

•Individuals that received a 2012 Congress Scholarship from the ONS Foundation are not eligible to receive this scholarship in 2012.

•An individual cannot receive this scholarship more than one time.

DEADLINE DATE: September 1, 2013

Oncology Nursing Society Foundation Congress Scholarships

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

Supported by ONS Foundation Nancy Berkowitz Scholarship Fund, Mary Scherbring Scholarship fund, Issie Rembert “Chappi” Chapman Scholarship

Purpose: To support a registered nurse interested in improving cancer care by developing their personal knowledge as a result of attending the ONS Congress and sharing this new knowledge with others.

Scholarship : Recipients will receive an educational grant for up to $1,200 to apply toward ONS Congress registration, travel to and from Congress and per diem Congress expenses.  The Congress registration fee will be automatically deducted from the grant prior to payment. 

Individuals living or working within a 50 mile radius of the conference location are eligible to receive the conference registration fee only. The Congress registration fee will be paid directly to ONS.

One scholarship is available from the Oncology Hematology Care, Inc. to support a Cincinnati Tri-State Chapter member attending Congress.

One scholarship is available to nurses residing and/or employed in Alabama. This scholarship is in memory of Issie Rembert “Chappi” Chapman.

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

Application Deadline: 12/1/2013

Lippincott Williams Wilkins/American Association of Anatomists Education Research Scholarship

Application deadline: October 15

The Lippincott Williams Wilkins/AAA Education Research Scholarship is intended to support an AAA member who is a graduate student in a mentored project, or a postdoctoral fellow or junior faculty member (rank no higher than assistant professor) who wishes to develop a project that shows promise as a model for improving the quality of teaching and learning in anatomical education. It is anticipated that the proposed project will help foster a learning environment for students that is characterized by creativity, originality, and rigor. The scholarship consists of $5,000 provided by LWW, plus travel support and registration fee to the next appropriate AAA Annual Meeting, provided by AAA.

Applicants must be AAA members for the year in which they apply and through the completion of their scholarship project and presentation at the AAA Annual Meeting

TYPES OF PROJECTS

An annual LWW/AAA Education Research Scholarship will be awarded in curricular innovation in the anatomical disciplines.

PURPOSE

The LWW/AAA Education Research Scholarship competition is intended to support innovative projects that hold promise as models for the resolution of important issues and problems in anatomical education and represent new and creative approaches to teaching and learning.

•The scholarship may be in support of any anatomical discipline or program.

•The scholarship is intended to support practical initiatives and assist in evaluation of the results to determine effective outcomes.

•It is intended to encourage projects that show innovation and creativity in design. The LWW/AAA Scholarship will be awarded to individuals who submit proposals that offer new ideas, practices, and approaches. The project needs to be well justified, carefully designed, responsibly managed, and include an assessment strategy that can effectively evaluate the success of the project.

•It is expected that the successful candidate will disseminate proven innovations developed during the tenure of the LWW/AAA Education Research Scholarship to others through publication in appropriate journals and/or national or international medical education presentations.

Priority will be given to applications that demonstrate innovation in design and measurement of outcomes. While a well-planned evaluation component with measurable outcomes is acceptable, successful applicants will also include a description of the ongoing/formative assessments that will guide the development of the project.  Two priorities are listed below, although proposals that focus on any area of anatomical education are encouraged:

1. Curriculum Development.  Faculty who receive support for a project in the area of curriculum development in education will be expected to include assessment of student performance and evaluation of program effectiveness in the proposal. Examples might include:

•Use of electronic media to enhance human dissection experiences in the anatomy laboratory.

•Integration of histopathology and histology in a modular systems-based curriculum.

2. Student Assessment. The assessment of students at multiple levels of learning is an area of emphasis. Examples of assessment projects include:

•Projects related to clinical-based exercises in the anatomical disciplines that encourage the development and measurement of clinical reasoning.

•Development and implementation of performance-based assessment that evaluates integration of anatomical knowledge, clinical skills, and communication skills.

•Evaluation of innovative approaches to the human anatomy laboratory experience.

•Development of high quality, reliable assessments of anatomical knowledge.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Proposal Sections 1-7 are limited to 6 pages (single-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins) and must include a description of each of the following elements under its own heading:

1.  Abstract of the Project: (150-200 words)

2.  Specific Aims: List the objectives of the project in the form of testable hypotheses. (Up to ½ page)

3.  Statement of Significance: Why is this an important project? How will anatomical education be enhanced by it? Include relevant background and history, and specific references to the most relevant literature and scholarly publications. Include statements of how a defined target population of students or program will benefit from the proposed project and how the project might have regional or national impact.  (½ to 1 page)

4.  Methodology: Describe the methods that will be employed to implement the project and how the project will be conducted.  Explain how the methods will allow you to achieve the objectives of the project. Formative assessments are ongoing assessments that reveal the ways that a project is succeeding or not.  Describe the formative assessments that will guide the development of your project.  (Up to 3 pages).

a.    Instruments to be used: Appendix (Up to 2 pages, not included in the 6-page limit): These may include sample exam questions, surveys, observation report forms, etc. that would be used for formative or summative assessments (item 5).  Reviewers will pay special attention to the quality of the appendix material when evaluating the proposal.

5.    Summative assessments (Measures of Success): Identify measures of success and describe how outcomes will be evaluated and/or measured.  Insure the assessments address the hypotheses listed in your “Specific Aims”. (Up to 1 page)

6.    Integration: Describe what would be required to incorporate the new material or curriculum component generated through this proposal into the appropriate curriculum on a permanent basis.  How likely is it that the innovations will be integrated into the regular curriculum if the outcome is positive?  (Up to ½ page)

7.    Feasibility of the project: Can this project be implemented with available resources?  Describe the facilities and/or institutional support that will be available for your project.  (Up to ½ page)

8.    References Cited: (Up to 1 page)

9.    Principal Investigator: Provide a description of the role of the applicant in the project, her/his expertise in anatomical education, and an NIH style biosketch (Up to 2 pages).

In addition, the proposal must include:

•A letter of support from the Chairperson or Division Chief signed by the Dean or appropriate fiscal officer.

•Evidence of an application to your institution’s IRB. Final award will be withheld until favorable IRB action is taken.

REVIEW OF PROPOSALS

Proposals will be peer-reviewed by a committee appointed by the Board of the American Association of Anatomists.  Recommendations will be forwarded to the Board.  Only complete proposals will be considered.  Each complete proposal will be rated on each of the following criteria:

•    Scholarship:  evidence that the literature has been adequately researched to establish the novelty of the project and that the methodology is appropriate.

•    Benefits/Impact of Project on anatomical education locally, regionally, and nationally. 

•    Methodology: clear, feasible methods consistent with goals/objectives.

•    Evaluation:  appropriateness and thoroughness of the formative and summative assessments.

REPORTING OBLIGATIONS

By accepting the scholarship, the recipient agrees to submit to the American Association of Anatomists a final written report no later than three months after the completion of the project or 15 months following receipt of the scholarship, unless an extension is requested from and approved by the Executive Committee.

The final report should include the following, preferably in the format of an NIH final progress report:

•An abstract of the project

•Project goals and objectives

•Outcomes of the project

•Implications of the outcomes for medical/biomedical science education

•Method of integrating the material into the curriculum (if demonstrated to have a positive outcome)

In addition, the recipient is required to make a poster or oral presentation at the next appropriate Annual Meeting of the American Association of Anatomists (Experimental Biology). AAA will cover travel expenses and registration fee for this meeting.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

The application should be submitted electronically via the linked nomination form.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 15

COMMITTEE REPORT DUE: January 15

AWARD PRESENTATION: April for Fall semester

For further information or clarification regarding the process or the forms, you may contact:

LWW/AAA Education Research Scholarship
301-634-7910 (phone)
301-634-7965 (fax)
exec@anatomy.org

American Association of Anatomists Short-Term Visiting Scholarships

Application deadlines: February 1, 2013, June 1, 2013 and October 1, 2013

AAA's Short-term Visiting Scholarship Program is intended to provide travel expenses to undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or faculty to facilitate visiting a laboratory or participating in a course outside their home institution. The Scholarship consists of up to $1,000, plus registration fee (at early registration rate) and partial travel support to the next appropriate AAA Annual Meeting/ EB. The program will cover up to twelve (12) scholarships per year.

ELIGIBILITY

•Visiting Scholarships may be used in any country.

•Scholars may be undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or faculty.

•Each Scholarship is intended for a short-term (typically, 1-8 week) visit to a laboratory or participation in a course outside the applicant’s home institution.

•Funding cannot be used to attend a meeting or conference.

•Scholars must have been AAA members for one year prior to application deadline and are expected to remain a member for at least one year after the scholarship is awarded.

•No individual will be funded twice in a calendar year.

•The award must be used within one year of the approval date.

•No individual will be funded for work on a project for which he/she was previously supported by a Short-term Visiting Scholarship.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

•Each Scholarship will have a value up to $1,000.

•Recipient must provide proof of course registration & completion or letter from host laboratory verifying completion of visit.

•Each Scholar will be reimbursed up to $350 to defray the cost of attending the annual AAA Annual Meeting/EB, in addition to free registration (at early registration rate).

•Scholars must write a short report of their visit or course within two months of completion.

•Scholars may be invited to participate in AAA outreach activities.

APPLICATION & PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Applications should be submitted electronically, via the linked application form. Each application must include:

•CV (NIH four-page biosketch format preferred)
•For a course, the course description must be included.
•For a laboratory visit, an invitation letter from the host laboratory’s principal investigator must be included.

•One-page summary of:

•intended destination
•research goals that the visit or course will help achieve
•budget outline, indicating the source of additional funds, if necessary

PROPOSAL REVIEW

AAA’s Short-term Visiting Scholarship Committee is comprised of five (5) members appointed by the current or incoming President to represent various areas of education or research. Committee members will serve a two-year term with one member serving a one-year term as chair in the final year. (The initial committee will vary slightly until the appropriate staggering of terms is achieved.) The committee will review all applications and select up to four (4) Scholars in each of three awards cycles per year. It is not required that four awards be made in each cycle. Under special circumstances, the committee may make more than four awards in the first cycle of the year and fewer in the next, so long as they do not exceed a total of twelve (12) awards per year.

The Short-term Visiting Scholarship Committee will review all applications online, will score them based on a process established by the inaugural chair, and will confer by conference call to determine the scholarship recipients. They will provide their recommendations to AAA by March 15 (for applications due February 1), July 15 (for applications due June 1) and November 15 (for application due October 15).

•Applications will be reviewed three times per year, by a committee of five AAA members.

•Criteria for decision will include:

•track record of the applicant;

•importance of the visit or course for the applicant’s research success.

•The AAA Executive Committee will receive a list of recommended recipients; if no questions or objections are raised within one week, recipients will be notified.

•Critiques will not be provided to applicants.

TIMELINE

•Submission deadlines: February 1, June 1 and  October 1

•Committee report due: March 15, July 15 and November 15

•Scholarship presentation: Scholarship funds of up to $1,000 will be distributed upon verification of course or visit completion, as described above.

For further information or clarification regarding the process or the forms, you may call or email:

301-634-7910 (phone)
301-634-7965 (fax)
exec@anatomy.org

American Association of Anatomists Short-Term Visiting Scholarships

Application deadlines: February 1, 2013, June 1, 2013 and October 1, 2013

AAA's Short-term Visiting Scholarship Program is intended to provide travel expenses to undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or faculty to facilitate visiting a laboratory or participating in a course outside their home institution. The Scholarship consists of up to $1,000, plus registration fee (at early registration rate) and partial travel support to the next appropriate AAA Annual Meeting/ EB. The program will cover up to twelve (12) scholarships per year.

ELIGIBILITY

•Visiting Scholarships may be used in any country.

•Scholars may be undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows or faculty.

•Each Scholarship is intended for a short-term (typically, 1-8 week) visit to a laboratory or participation in a course outside the applicant’s home institution.

•Funding cannot be used to attend a meeting or conference.

•Scholars must have been AAA members for one year prior to application deadline and are expected to remain a member for at least one year after the scholarship is awarded.

•No individual will be funded twice in a calendar year.

•The award must be used within one year of the approval date.

•No individual will be funded for work on a project for which he/she was previously supported by a Short-term Visiting Scholarship.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

•Each Scholarship will have a value up to $1,000.

•Recipient must provide proof of course registration & completion or letter from host laboratory verifying completion of visit.

•Each Scholar will be reimbursed up to $350 to defray the cost of attending the annual AAA Annual Meeting/EB, in addition to free registration (at early registration rate).

•Scholars must write a short report of their visit or course within two months of completion.

•Scholars may be invited to participate in AAA outreach activities.

APPLICATION & PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Applications should be submitted electronically, via the linked application form. Each application must include:

•CV (NIH four-page biosketch format preferred)
•For a course, the course description must be included.
•For a laboratory visit, an invitation letter from the host laboratory’s principal investigator must be included.

•One-page summary of:

•intended destination
•research goals that the visit or course will help achieve
•budget outline, indicating the source of additional funds, if necessary

PROPOSAL REVIEW

AAA’s Short-term Visiting Scholarship Committee is comprised of five (5) members appointed by the current or incoming President to represent various areas of education or research. Committee members will serve a two-year term with one member serving a one-year term as chair in the final year. (The initial committee will vary slightly until the appropriate staggering of terms is achieved.) The committee will review all applications and select up to four (4) Scholars in each of three awards cycles per year. It is not required that four awards be made in each cycle. Under special circumstances, the committee may make more than four awards in the first cycle of the year and fewer in the next, so long as they do not exceed a total of twelve (12) awards per year.

The Short-term Visiting Scholarship Committee will review all applications online, will score them based on a process established by the inaugural chair, and will confer by conference call to determine the scholarship recipients. They will provide their recommendations to AAA by March 15 (for applications due February 1), July 15 (for applications due June 1) and November 15 (for application due October 15).

•Applications will be reviewed three times per year, by a committee of five AAA members.

•Criteria for decision will include:

•track record of the applicant;

•importance of the visit or course for the applicant’s research success.

•The AAA Executive Committee will receive a list of recommended recipients; if no questions or objections are raised within one week, recipients will be notified.

•Critiques will not be provided to applicants.

TIMELINE

•Submission deadlines: February 1, June 1 and  October 1

•Committee report due: March 15, July 15 and November 15

•Scholarship presentation: Scholarship funds of up to $1,000 will be distributed upon verification of course or visit completion, as described above.

For further information or clarification regarding the process or the forms, you may call or email:

301-634-7910 (phone)
301-634-7965 (fax)
exec@anatomy.org