The National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Foundation Is Pleased to Announce

2018 Call For GAPNA Foundation Grants and Awards

Application

Applications are due May 31, 2018 for the following grants and awards presented at the September Annual Meeting.

RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS AVAILABLE

GAPNA –Center for Clinician Advancement: UnitedHealth Group Grant ($5,000 award) – Research/Project focus:
Clinician competence in an evolving interprofessional environment (ex. team-based care, transitional care)
Clinical practice impacting informed and engaged consumer focused healthcare (ex. advanced care planning, self-care management)
Interprofessional collaboration

GAPNA Research Award ($2,000 award)

GAPNA Project Award ($2,000 award)

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must be a current GAPNA member. If you are not a current member, you may include aGAPNA membership application and fee with the grant application.
Members may apply for more than one grant.
Each award is limited to one per person per year.

Grant Requirements

•Each grant is time limited and must be used during the 12 months following award.

•Grant funds must be used strictly for expenses related to the proposed research. No indirect expenses will be covered.

Proposal Requirements

The proposal must be relevant to the nursing care of older adults.

Evidence-based: examines and/or provides support for decision making in clinical practice.
Outcomes based: designed to measure and improve health outcomes for older adults.

Review Criteria

The reviewers will evaluate the application using the following criteria:

Overall impact
Significance
Investigator
Innovation
Approach
Environment

Application Checklist

Personal Data Sheet and Certification of Protection of Human Subjects, Institutional Review Board Approval for Research Involving Human Subjects form

CV or NIH Biosketch

Brief biosketch - a short paragraph and a picture to be used to disseminate grant results

Institutional Review Board Approval [if available at time of the application. Funds will be released when IRB approval is available].

Proposal – 600 words maximum, including the Background, Purpose, Specific Aims, Methods, and Analyses Plan (References and Appendixes not included in word count)

Budget and brief justifications-not to exceed 1 page

Submit to

Personal Data Sheet

Name
Preferred Phone / Fax / Email
Education: Highest Degree, discipline, year
Present Position and Affiliation
Preferred Mailing Address
Street
Apartment/Office Number
City State / Zip
GAPNA Membership
Number: Expiration Date:
Grant submission (select one of the following):
GAPNA - Center for Nursing Advancement: UnitedHealth Group Grant ______
GAPNA Project Grant ______
GAPNA Research Grant ______
Research Study or Clinical Project Title:
Institution where study or project will be conducted
Street Address
City, State, Zip, Telephone

Certification of Protection of Human Subjects, Institutional Review Board Approval for Research Involving Human Subjects

Safeguarding the rights and welfare of human subjects involved in activities supported by the GAPNA Foundation is the responsibility of the individual who receives the funds awarded. In order to provide for the adequate discharge of this institutional responsibility, no grant for an activity involving human subjects shall be made unless the application for such support has been reviewed and approved by an appropriate facility or organizational committee.

Check one of the following statements as applicable:

___This application does not propose any activities that would involve human beings as research subjects.

___This is to CERTIFY that this application, which does propose research activities involving human subjects, will be reviewed and approved by the facility/organizational committee in accordance with current DHHS policy. If Institutional Review Board approval has been approved, please submit evidence of the approval. Certification is invalid if review date precedes date award is made by more than 1 year.

Signature:______Date:______