Request for Research Fundingfall 2011

Request for Research FundingFall 2011

The School of Nursing has several sources of funding to support student research, including the development of research ideas. They are the Eckburg Dissertation Award,Robert and Carroll Heideman and Jean E. Johnson Research Awards and theEckburg Research Award. Below is information on eligibility and submission requirements.

Description and Submission Processes:

CHARLES ECKBURG DISSERTATION AWARD

This funding is available to dissertators who do not have other funding for their research. To apply for this, complete the attached Charles Eckburg Dissertation Award application. Due October 3, 2011.

HEIDEMAN and JOHNSON

Applications are included in this document and are due by 4:30 p.m.,Monday, October 3, 2011. Send application(s) to Carol Aspinwall, School of Nursing, K6/136, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792. Students will be notified of awards by late-November. Funding is awarded as a scholarship and will be available by the middle of December.

ECKBURG RESEARCH AWARD

Applications (an original and 5 copies) are due to Carol Aspinwall, K6/136, by 4:30 p.m., Monday, October 3, 2011. Students will be notified of awards by mid-November. Funding is awarded as a scholarship and will be available by the middle of December.

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Charles Eckburg Dissertation Award

The Charles Eckburg Scholarships were created in 1996 for undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Nursing. At the doctoral level they are used to fund dissertation research (usually at the level of $1,000 per student) and are awarded using the following criteria:

1. Academic performance in the doctoral program in nursing;

1. Quality of doctoral dissertation proposal;
2. Student’s anticipated budget for the dissertation;
3. Other monetary awards being received by the applicant (e.g. through the School of Nursing and/or GraduateSchool) may be considered; priority will be given to student with greater need for resources to conduct their dissertation research.
4. Student recipients of the scholarship may not be in any way related to any member of the Charles Eckburg Foundation Board of Directors.

Student Name ______Office Phone ______Faculty Advisor ______

1. Has your dissertation proposal been approved by your committee? ____ Yes _____ No If no, when do you expect it will be approved? ______

1. What other support is available to support your work? ______
2. Provide a brief overview of your dissertation proposal. (Attach a copy of your dissertation proposal with this application.)

3.Provide a brief summary budget of what funding will be necessary to support this research.

Return to Carol Aspinwall, K6/136, CSC by 4:30 p.m. on October 3, 2011

Heideman and Johnson Research Awards

Below is information on eligibility and submission requirementsfor the Robert and Carroll Heideman Research Award and the Jean E. Johnson Research Award.

ELIGIBILITY:

One student will be chosen to receive each award. The funds can be used to support travel, equipment, conference registration, or other expenses related to research or development of your research interests.

Heideman Award: One award of $3,000 will be available. Students eligible: Undergraduate Honors, Early Entry Option, MS, Doctoral (DNP & PhD) students, and postdocs.

Johnson Award: One award of $1,000 will be available. Students eligible: Early Entry Option, Doctoral (DNP & PhD) students, and postdocs.

APPLICATION CONTENT:

1. Face Page

Provide a title, student name, campus address, email address, phone number, and advisor/mentor name. Advisor/mentor’s sign off on the face page is required.

1. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
2. A one-page summary describing your research interests and how the funding will be used

to facilitate your research

REPORTING REQUIREMENT:

In order to track the value of this program, a report to the Research Committee summarizing the accomplishments will be required at one year.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Applications are due by 4:30 p.m.,Monday October 3, 2011.

Send application to:

Carol Aspinwall

School of Nursing, K6/136

600 Highland Ave

Madison, WI 53792

Heideman and Johnson Application Face Page

Please indicate one or both:

______Robert and Carroll Heideman

One award of $3,000

Students eligible: Undergraduate Honors, Early Entry Option, MS, Doctoral (DNP & PhD)

students,and postdocs

______Jean E. Johnson

One award of $1,000

Students eligible: Early Entry Option,Doctoral (DNP & PhD) students, and postdocs

Research Title:

Student Name:

Campus Address:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Advisor/Mentor Name: ______

Student Signature: ______

Advisor/Mentor Signature: ______

Nursing Student Classification:

____ EEO____ Undergraduate Honors_____ MS

____ DNP____ PhD _____ Postdoc

______Curriculum Vitae or Resume (attached)

______A one-page summary describing your research interests and how the funding

will beused to facilitate your research (attached)

Eckburg Research Award

Below is information on eligibility, submission requirements and the review process for the Eckburg Research Awards. This is the only call for research funding for the 2011-2012 academic year.

ELIGIBILITY:

Graduate students in the School of Nursing, including Early Entry Option doctoral students, master’s students, and doctoral (DNP & PhD) students are invited to apply for funds to support their research. Most awards will be for $1,000 to $3,000.

APPLICATION CONTENT:

The application follows the NIH format for submitting a research grant to give students experience with requesting funding. For the submission, use Arial font, type size 11 or higher.

1. Face Page.

Provide a title less than 51 characters, campus address, email address, phone number, student name, and advisor name.

1. Abstract on NIH abstract form.
2. Biosketch for project leader (student) and co-investigators.

Use NIH biosketch form.

1. Budget page and brief justification.

Use NIH format. The budget justification is required and should not exceed ½ page. Salary support for the student is not an allowable expense.

1. Narrative (3 pages single-spaced) describing the study. Include:

a)Specific aims.

b)Preliminary data (if any).

c)Significance and impact on advancing nursing knowledge.

d)Methods summary.

e)Anticipated results and indication of next step (subsequent study or application for extramural support).

f)A 3-page appendix is optional if you wish to include copies of instruments.

6. Advisor’s signature on the face page is required.

Eckburg Research Award, con’t

REVIEW PROCESS AND CRITERIA:

The proposals will be reviewed by the Research Committee. In addition to the scientific merit of the project, the potential impact of the proposed project on nursing knowledge will be evaluated. Reviewers will consider the following in their review of the proposals:

• Significance of the problem.
• Methodological rigor.
• Innovativeness.

The review committee will provide feedback to the students on the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal.

REPORTING REQUIREMENTS:

In order to track the value of this program, a report to the Research Committee summarizing the accomplishments will be required at one year.

SUBMISSION PROCESS:

Applications (an original and 5 copies) are due to Carol Aspinwall, K6/136, by 4:30 p.m., Monday October 3, 2011. Students will be notified of awards by mid-November. Funding is awarded as a scholarship and will be available by the middle of December.

Eckburg Research AwardApplication Face Page

Research Title:

(51 characters or less)

Student Name:

Campus Address:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

Advisor Name:

Student Signature: ______

Advisor Signature: ______

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the application. Do not use suffixes such as 2a, 2b.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

DETAILED BUDGET FOR INITIAL BUDGET PERIOD

DIRECT COSTS ONLY

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