APNA Research Grants

Funded by the APNA Foundation CommitteeApplicant’s SSN last 4 digits______

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) is pleased to continue the research grants program to enhance scientific contributions advancing the knowledge and practice of psychiatric-mental health nursing. There are two categories:

  • Research studies to generate new knowledge to advance psychiatric mental health nursing
  • Evidence-based practice change or quality improvement projects to apply evidence to practice

These awards are to seed new investigators who are beginning their scholarly careers and will vary from $1,000 - $10,000 per award. Priority will be given to investigators who are early in their career trajectories and who have not previously had major intra- or extramural funding.

APPLICATION:

Applicants are required to submit a complete application form.Only complete applications will be considered and incomplete materials will be returned to the applicant without review. One (electronic is preferred) copy of the research proposal must be submitted to APNA and include:

  1. Application Form.
  2. Research proposal. Please read the detailed proposal guidelines below.
  3. Human subjects protection documentation.
  4. Budget justification.
  5. Letter of approval from thesis/dissertation/DNP project chair (if appropriate).
  6. Curriculum vitae or biosketch with research activities. Funding history should include the year, funding agency, amount, and purpose.

PROPOSAL GUIDELINES:

Applications must be organized according to the checklists found on the scoring forms at the end of this application. The project description of the application must be double-spaced and single-sided on 8.5" x 11" plain white paper, with 1" margins on all sides. Use only a standard font no smaller than 12 point throughout the application.

The length of the project description portion of the application must be limited to 10 double-spaced pages.The project description page length is based on double-spacing, and will be halved if single-spacing or one-and-a-half spacing is used. The project description must include the sections outlined on the respective scoring forms attached (one for research studies and one for evidence-based practice change or quality improvement projects).Ten (10)additional pages are allowed for all appendices and resumes. Appendices should include the human subjects protection information and references. References should be double-spaced according to APA format.

All sections of the application (including project description, appendices, resumes, charts, references/footnotes, tables, maps and exhibits) must be sequentially numbered, beginning on the first page after the table of contents.Anything over 10 pages in the project description portion of the application and anything over 10 pages in the appendices and resumes will be removed and not considered by the reviewers.

REVIEW PROCESS:

  1. Applications will undergo a blind review by a Research Review Panel.Review criteria for theEvidence-based practice change or quality improvementcategory criteria can be viewed here and theResearch category criteria can be viewed here. Please organize your proposal accordingly.
  2. Applications are treated as privileged communication and are restricted to members of the Research Grants Review Committee, APNA Board of Directors, and staff.

FUNDING:

1.Grant Recipients will be notified in late June 2018with funding to commence in July 2018.

  • For grants $5,000 and above, funds will be dispensed under the following agreement:
  • Twenty five percent (25%) of the award will be sent in the initial payment (July 2018). An additional 50% will be dispensed at 6 months (December2018) after receipt of a progress report including expenditures to date. The final 25% of the award will be sent after submission of the final report with full budget reconciliation (July 2018).
  • For grants below $5,000, funds will be dispensed under the following agreement:
  • Fifty percent (50%)of the award will be sent in the initial payment (July 2018). The remaining 50% of the award will be sent after submission of the final report with full budget reconciliation (July 2018).
  • A change in the disbursement schedule can be requested in writing; changes must be justified and will be considered on a case by case basis.

2.Priority for funding is based upon the project’s scientific merit, potential for knowledge development, and relevance to the advancement of the knowledge andpractice of psychiatric-mental health nursing. Preference will be given to investigators in the early stages of their research careers and to proposals that fit one of the following areas:

  • In light of the release of the Institute of Medicine’s report on Psychosocial Interventions for Mental and Substance Use Disorders, proposals focused on research with people with mental health issues that generates knowledge about or evidence of efficacy in the use of motivational interviewing or that is a practice change/quality improvement proposal that tests the use of motivational interviewing are especially sought in this year’s call. The IOM report may be accessed at:
  • Strategies and models for shared decision-making/partnering to accomplish positive mental health treatment outcomes
  • Intervention that is focused on prevention & treatment across multiple contexts, e.g. family, community, varying care delivery settings
  • Recovery and healing capacities of individuals, groups and families
  • Integrated mental health care that considers biological, social and developmental/lifespan dimensions
  • Psychiatric nursing workplace, workforce and practice definition issues.

** Include in your application which priority area your proposal addresses. **

3.Proposals for research involving the human population must be reviewed by a human subjects review committee (Institutional Review Board). An application may be submitted prior to IRB review but release of funds will be contingent upon APNA receiving a written copyof IRB approval. The time period allotted to attain IRB approval is within 60 days from announcement of grant recipients.

4.Budget – Only expenses essential to the conduct of the proposed research will be considered for funding. Support for salary, travel, or conference registration is not allowed. Indirect costs must not account for more than 10% of the APNA funded amount. Funded proposals will require budget reconciliation.

DEADLINE:

All application materials must be received by APNA by Tuesday, March 20, 2018 to be considered. Applications are to be submitted via email to or by surface mail to:

APNA Research Grants

c/o Tandi-Jo Lantrip

3141 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 625

Falls Church, VA 22042

Note: Application materials will not be returned.** Email submission is preferred.

ELIGIBILITY:

1.Eachgrant applicant must be licensed as a registered nurse in psychiatric mental health nursing or a related specialty area of nursing.

2.APNA will accept applications for master’s thesis or doctoral dissertations with approval by the grant applicant’s thesis,dissertation or DNP project committee.

3.Award recipients are eligible to apply again to the APNA grant program after 5years.

4.Applicants must be current members of APNA.

RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATION FORM

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Applicant’s Full Name:
Address:
City: / State: / Zip Code:
Email address: / Telephone #:

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND(Basic Nursing, College, Post-graduate)

School / City, State / Degree / GPA
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CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ENROLLMENT (if applicable)

School / City, State / Degree Sought
Program/Area of Concentration / GPA (using 4.0 scale)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

List in chronological order with present employment first:

Dates Employed / Place of Employment / Position / PT/FT
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APPLICATION CERTIFICATION

I believe myself eligible for, and hereby submit an application to receive, an American Psychiatric NursesAssociation Research Award. I verify that all statements made in this application are complete and accurate. I understand that:

  • Falsification of my application will disqualify my application.
  • Failure to complete all sections will render my application incomplete.
  • A research review committee appointed by the American Psychiatric Nurses Association will select the grant recipients. Itsdecision is final.
  • Incomplete applications will not be considered.

I agree that I shall be solely responsible and answerable in damages for any and all harm or damages caused to persons or property arising out of or related to any actions taken as part of my research. I hereby indemnify and hold harmless APNA, its officers, directors, employees, agents and affiliates, from any and all claims, suits, actions, damages, and costs of every nature arising out of the research conducted pursuant to this application.

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Print Name

RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL

1. / Proposal Title:
Proposal Category: ☐Research study ☐ EBP practice change or QI project
2. / Grant Applicant (Name, Credentials, Title, Organization Affiliation):
3. / Grant Applicant’s APNA member #:
4. / Co-investigators (Name, Credentials, Title, Organization Affiliations):
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5. / APNA grants are meant to support researchers at the beginning of their research careers. Briefly explain why you meet this qualification:
6. / This proposal fits within the following research priority area(s):
Research with people with mental health issues that generates knowledge about or evidence of efficacy in the use of motivational interviewing or that is a practice change/quality improvement proposal that tests the use of motivational interviewing.
Strategies and models for shared decision-making/partnering to accomplish positive mental health treatment outcomes.
Intervention that is focused on prevention & treatment across multiple contexts, e.g. family, community, varying care delivery settings.
Recovery and healing capacities of individuals, groups and families.
Integrated mental health care that considers biological, social and developmental/lifespan dimensions.
Psychiatric nursing workplace, workforce and practice definition issues.
Other

RESEARCH GRANT PROPOSAL

This form should be completed and signed by GRADUATE FACULTY THESIS / DISSERTATION/DNP PROJECT CHAIR. It should then be submitted with your grant application.

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(Name of Graduate Student/Applicant)

is currently enrolled in graduate study at

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(School of Nursing/Institution)

Expected date of completion is ______

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Thesis / Dissertation / DNP Project Chair

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Title

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Institution

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Date

GRANT APPLICATION

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

 APPLICATION FORM

 RESEARCH PROPOSAL

 IRB DOCUMENTATION

 THESIS / DISSERTATION CHAIR FORM (if applicable)

 BUDGET

 CV of the Grant Applicant

FOR APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY EMAIL
SEND IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT TO:

FOR APPLICATIONS SENT BY SURFACE MAIL

SUBMIT ONE COPY TO:

APNA Research Grants

c/oTandi-Jo Lantrip

3141 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 625

Falls Church, VA 22042

(Receipt Deadline: Tuesday, March20, 2018)

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